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
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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Material
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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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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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
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
5
Level of Calligraphy
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
5
blue
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gold
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red
4
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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sometimes
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy music: very high
Physical format: upright
Monophonic notation: present
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Uppsala, Sweden, Universitetsbiblioteket, MS Vokalmusik i Handskrift 76b, c. 1515-35, All folios
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