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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Production method
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
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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freehand
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
20
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
14
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
15
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
17
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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
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various
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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
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blue
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brown
13
dark brown
4
gold
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light brown
3
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: none visible
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Siena, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati, MS K. 1.2, c. 1500, 208-224
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