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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partbook (fragment)
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partbooks (complete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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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
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
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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3-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
4
triple
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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
2
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
poor
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
5
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
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textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
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poor
3
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
6
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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