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 (single quire(s))
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partbook (single)
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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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none visible
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often
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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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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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7-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 below voice parts as part of 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
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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
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
1
none
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repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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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 (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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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
never
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Colour of text: black
Monophonic notation: absent
Other decoration type: littera notabilior
Production method: Manuscript
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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