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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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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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
freehand
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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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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none
2
variable space, not on grid
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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
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
1
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 13 (olim 138), 1482, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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