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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choirbook (fragment)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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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
double rastrum
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10
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7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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3-part consecutive
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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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Indentation for Initials
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
2
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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full mensural
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
German
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Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (italic)
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textura
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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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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: brown
Colour of text: brown
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 3
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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