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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choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
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Pricking
always
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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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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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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staves not ruled
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves 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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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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provided with single incipit
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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calligraphic
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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Planned Initials Type
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never
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Production method: Manuscript
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Number of staves: 10
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Number of staves: 9
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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