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
5
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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gold
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light brown
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double rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
3
quintuple
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single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
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5
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2
Latin
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
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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Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
decorated
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plain initials
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rarely
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sometimes
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occasionally
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: poor
Monophonic notation: present
Number of staves: 12
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.13 (Lat 456; olim V.H.10), 1481, All folios
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