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
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
5
normally
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rarely
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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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double rastrum
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straightedge
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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6
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7
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8
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2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
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6
quintuple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
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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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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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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very high
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Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: high
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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