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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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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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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Number of staves
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6
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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 opening
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3-part single page
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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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8-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
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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
10
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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7
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
4
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
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dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Dutch
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French
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Italianate)
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cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
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display script
2
humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
7
blue
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brown
7
dark brown
3
gold
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grey
1
red
5
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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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Copy language name: Latin
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Tenor partbook, all folios
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