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
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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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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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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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
7
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
1
red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
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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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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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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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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Copy language name: Latin
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
Other decoration type: decorated letters
Physical type: choirbook (single quire(s))
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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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