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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
2
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
1
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
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fully texted with one or two texts
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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cursive
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
often
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decorated
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Planned Initials Frequency
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sometimes
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Extra space: none
Number of staves: 8
Type of script: cursive
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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