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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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occasionally
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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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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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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on 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
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
7
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
10
red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
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occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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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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Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Level of calligraphy text: high
Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Number of staves: 9
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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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