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
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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often
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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15
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16
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17
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
5
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
5
7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
5
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
8
dark brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
Dutch
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French
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German
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Latin
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Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
4
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
5
red
7
yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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