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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paper (with parchment)
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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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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not in dedicated space
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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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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
Copying of Text
Language
German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
Type of Script
display script
2
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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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
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
signes-de-renvoi
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Colour of staves: black
Planned initials frequency: occasionally
Type of script: textura
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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