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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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not 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
made for complete additional staves
6
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
4
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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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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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Number of staves: 11
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Presence absence of text: untexted
Pricking frequency: none visible
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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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