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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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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Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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none visible
6
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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double and single rastra
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12
straightedge
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Number of staves
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12
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5
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7
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6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
13
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
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4-part single page
5
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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empty ruled staves on grid
16
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
5
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Indentation for initials filled in
3
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5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two 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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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
4
occasionally
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often
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rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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