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
3
Physical type
choirbook
2
single leaf
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Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
2
gold
1
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
2
straightedge
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Number of staves
14
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
1
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
2
gold
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
Copying of Text
Language
German
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Italian
1
Latin
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
2
cursive (italic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
often
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Physical format: oblong
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
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