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
3
Material
paper
1
parchment
2
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
2
Ruling Medium
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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15
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16
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17
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4
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
10-part opening
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19-part opening
1
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
1
3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
1
Monophonic Notation
absent
1
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
Penned Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Number of staves: 7
Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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