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
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
5
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
2
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
4
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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17
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
7
brown
1
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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