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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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
never
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none visible
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occasionally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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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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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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single
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varies
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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
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
3
dark brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: none
Number of staves: 10
Penned initials frequency: rarely
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 b, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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