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
14
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
10
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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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Number of staves
10
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
5
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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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
13
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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5
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12
Spanish
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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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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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light brown
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red
4
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: brown
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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