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
none visible
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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
4
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
5
3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
6
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
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repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
5
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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Number of staves: 4
Multiple texts: no
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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