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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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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
never
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none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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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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5
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6
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7
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8
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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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2-part single page
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3-part opening
4
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
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4-part single page
4
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
4
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
Italian
3
Latin
5
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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Type of Script
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
2
very high
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Colour of Text
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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sometimes
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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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Adhoc adaptation: staves extended into margin
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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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