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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choirbook (fragment)
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (fragment(s))
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partbooks (complete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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8
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7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
French
3
German
5
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (German)
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Type of script: cursive (German)
Number of staves: 4
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 21, c. 1525, All folios
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