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
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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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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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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled
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variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
5
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
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Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 2
Number of staves: 4
Physical type: choirbook
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Type of script: display script
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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