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 (single)
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Material
paper
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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
none visible
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normally
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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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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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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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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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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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 between voice parts as part of grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
3
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Flemish
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French
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
2
blue
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brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
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red
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
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rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
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rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.121, , All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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