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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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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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 opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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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
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
7
Italian
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Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
roman
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Level of Calligraphy
high
7
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
5
red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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historiated
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: brown
Copy language name: French
Level of calligraphy music: high
Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 39 (olim H.C.41; = MaiM 64), c. 1505-15, All folios
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