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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parchment (with paper)
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Format
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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Ruling Medium
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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13
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14
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15
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
3
red
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Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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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
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 13
Separate text: no separate text
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2794, 1480-1488, All folios
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