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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Material
paper
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parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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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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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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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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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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