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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Manuscript
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Physical type
partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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Indentation for Initials
none
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
Copying of Text
Language
French
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Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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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
often
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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Colour of text: brown
Copy language name: Italian
Indentation for initials: none
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 5
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Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 3314 (I.M. 1079 (1-3)), First half of 16th century, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 464, c. 1510-1520, with additions c. 1540, All folios
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