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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partbook (single)
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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
none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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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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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-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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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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French
1
Italian
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Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: dark brown
Colour of text: black
Locations name: Italy (North)
Locations name: Mantua
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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