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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partbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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
always
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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
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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 single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
2
5-part opening
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6-part opening
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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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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other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
10
Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
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Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
5
Latin
9
Spanish
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fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
10
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
1
brown
10
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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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
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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Colour of staves: black
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Penned initials type: decorated with grotesque heads
Physical format: upright
Type of notation: void mensural
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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