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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choirbook (fragment)
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
6
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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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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brown
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dark brown
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n/a
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Ruling Medium
printed staves
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
3
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
2
Italian
2
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
7
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
2
ornament
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Indentation for initials: none
Physical type: poetry collection with some notated music
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
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