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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Manuscript
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Material
paper
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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none visible
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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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 opening
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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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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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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
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
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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 text
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provided with single incipit
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cursive (Anglicana)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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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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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
diagrams
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end-symbol
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Number of staves: 5
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Number of staves: 1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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