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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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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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Number of staves
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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full mensural
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void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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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 (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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rarely
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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
1
occasionally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
ornament
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: brown
Multiple texts: no
Pricking frequency: always
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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