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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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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
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
straightedge
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Number of staves
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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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15
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16
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17
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4
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
1
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
none
1
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
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ornament
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Monophonic notation: absent
Penned initials type: flourished
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 461, c. 1515-1545, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
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