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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Format
upright
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
5
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with 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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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (humanistic)
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Indentation for initials: single
Monophonic notation: present
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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