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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Basel
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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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
often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
3
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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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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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Indentation for Initials
none
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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
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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humanistic
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Level of Calligraphy
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
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brown
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Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
signes-de-renvoi
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Pricking frequency: often
Type of notation: void mensural
Colour of text: brown
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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