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
6
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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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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normally
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occasionally
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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6
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7
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9
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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 consecutive
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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
2
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
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quintuple
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single
3
varies
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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
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
1
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
6
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
German
1
Italian
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Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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roman
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rotonda
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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poor
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
6
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Indentation for initials: none
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Colour of notation: brown
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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