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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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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)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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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
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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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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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
1
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Italian
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Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
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textura
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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
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blue
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brown
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dark red
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green
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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Type of notation: void mensural
Colour of text: red
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Penned initials type: flourished
Number of staves: 5
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Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
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