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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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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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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
4
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
quintuple
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single
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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
4
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
5
Italian
2
Latin
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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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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light brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Production method: Manuscript
Monophonic notation: absent
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two texts
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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