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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Mantua
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
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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none visible
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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
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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2
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4
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5
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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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3-part opening
4
3-part single page
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4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
Colour of Text
black
6
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Monophonic notation: absent
Painted initials type: plain initials
Penned initials type: plain initials
Ruling medium: freehand
Type of notation: chant (square)
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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