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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Brussels
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
parchment (with paper)
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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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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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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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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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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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triple
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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
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provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
Colour of Text
black
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blue
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grey
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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Colour of text: red
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Material: parchment (with paper)
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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