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 (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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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
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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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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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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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
5
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
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French
2
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
3
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
4
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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red
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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
3
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Borders size: partial borders: one-sided
Colour of notation: dark brown
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: poor
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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