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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Italy
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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4
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
dark brown
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gold
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Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Latin
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
1
fully texted with two texts
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partially 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
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cursive (humanistic)
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
brown
1
dark brown
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gold
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Cantus partbook, all folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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