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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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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normally
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
4
3-part single page
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4-part opening
5
4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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French
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Italian
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Latin
4
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 1 (olim M(D)), 16th century, All folios
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