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
6
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
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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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cursive
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cursive (Italianate)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
4
red
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Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
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never
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Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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embellished final barline
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Extra space: staves not ruled
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Number of staves: 2
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 7
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
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