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
16
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
6
single
19
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
10
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
1
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
17
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
10
hybrida
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
11
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Physical type: choirbook
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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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