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) with appended monophony and polyphony
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
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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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never
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none visible
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sometimes
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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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
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
3
5-part single page
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6-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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French
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German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
5
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
1
often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Material: paper
Disposition of voice part: 3-part consecutive
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
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