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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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
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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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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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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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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German
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Latin
5
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
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signes-de-renvoi
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Miniatures frequency: rarely
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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