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 (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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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
black
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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5
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6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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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
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
5
single
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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
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
2
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
5
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
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brown
4
dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Locations part of: Great Britain
Pricking frequency: normally
Disposition of voice part: 9-part consecutive
Painted initials frequency: often
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
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