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
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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12-part opening
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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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3-part single page
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4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
4
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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often
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
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diagrams
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littera notabilior
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ornament
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Monophonic notation: absent
Level of calligraphy text: very high
Type of script: textura
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 h, First quarter of the 16th century, 8
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