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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choirbook (fragment)
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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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occasionally
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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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Ruling Medium
freehand
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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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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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
1
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
4
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
3
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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Colour of Text
black
5
brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
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calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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Other Decoration Frequency
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occasionally
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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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Colour of notation: black
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 8
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2794, 1480-1488, All folios
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