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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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
always
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
12
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part single page
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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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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
poor
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very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
pointers
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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Italian
1
Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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signa congruentiae
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Colour of notation: black
Pricking frequency: always
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 a, 1500-1510, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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