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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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
6
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
15
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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
straightedge
1
Number of staves
4
7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
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
5
5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
3
single
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
2
staves not ruled
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
Type of Notation
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
n/a
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
1
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
12
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
roman
4
rotonda
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
n/a
14
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
Penned Initials Type
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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Pricking frequency: n/a
Type of notation: void mensural
Physical format: oblong
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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