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
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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none visible
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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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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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quadruple
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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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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more 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
3
untexted
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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
3
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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Planned Initials Type
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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signa congruentiae
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Presence absence of text: untexted
Level of calligraphy music: very high
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Colour of text: black
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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