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
parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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14
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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quintuple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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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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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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hybrida
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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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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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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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Indentation for initials: single
Number of staves: 7
Painted initials frequency: normally
Production method: Manuscript
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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