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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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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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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
poor
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very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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Colour of text: blue
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Number of staves: 2
Number of staves: 9
Other decoration frequency: never
Separate text: no separate text
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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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