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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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often
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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
10
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3
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-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
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
poor
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
German
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Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with single incipit
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
poor
1
very high
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Colour of Text
black
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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often
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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often
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Presence absence of text: varies
Production method: Manuscript
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Adhoc adaptation: other
Painted initials type: decorated
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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