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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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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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rarely
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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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gold
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
9
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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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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3
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4
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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
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
3
2-part score
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2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
6
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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German
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Italian
4
Latin
8
Spanish
1
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
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
5
blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
3
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Copy language name: French
Locations name: Florence
Penned initials type: plain initials
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Type of notation: void mensural
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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