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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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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none visible
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occasionally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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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 score
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
5
4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
2
5-part opening
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6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
6
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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littera notabilior
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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