PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
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void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
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brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: brown
Physical format: oblong
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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