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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choirbook (fragment(s))
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with 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
never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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3
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4
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5
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7
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8
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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
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
other
1
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
3
German
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Italian
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Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
6
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
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poor
3
Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
6
dark brown
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red
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
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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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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end-symbol
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Colour of text: brown
Monophonic notation: absent
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2794, 1480-1488, All folios
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