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 (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
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
13
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6
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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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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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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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
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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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
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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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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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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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
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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
2
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
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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end-symbol
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Type of notation: chant (square)
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
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