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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
German
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Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
8
brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
5
occasionally
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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signes-de-renvoi
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Colour of text: black
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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