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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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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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
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3-part opening
6
4-part opening
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4-part single page
4
5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
quadruple
1
single
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triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
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Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
6
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Monophonic notation: present
Number of staves: 5
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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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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