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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Italy
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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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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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
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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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
present
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Level of Calligraphy
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
very high
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Colour of Text
black
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Multiple Texts
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
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Borders size: full and partial borders
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 10
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.12 (Lat. 455; olim V.H.9), 1481, All folios
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