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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part score
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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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5-part consecutive
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Indentation for Initials
single
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varies
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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
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
5
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
3
dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (humanistic)
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
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occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of text: red
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Material: paper
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. XI, c. 1520-30 (ff. 7-34), c. 1600 (ff. 1-6, 35-76), All folios
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