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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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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
always
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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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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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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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 opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-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
2
none
2
staves not ruled
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variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
2
Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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diagrams
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littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: often
Penned initials type: flourished
Colour of text: black
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 b, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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