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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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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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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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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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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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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dark red
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green
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 3
Number of staves: 7
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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