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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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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Colour of Staves
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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1-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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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
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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fully texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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cursive (Anglicana)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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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
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Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
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decorated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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embellished final barline
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Borders frequency: never
Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Ruling medium: freehand
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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