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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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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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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single rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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4-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
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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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not in dedicated space
5
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
blue
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brown
5
gold
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Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
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Language
Dutch
3
French
6
Italian
4
Latin
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Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
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cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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roman
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Colour of Text
blue
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Extra space: none
Multiple texts: no
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
Type of notation: void mensural
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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