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 (fragment)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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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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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
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none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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other
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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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
2
untexted
2
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
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Colour of Text
black
2
brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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ornament
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Colour of staves: brown
Number of staves: 10
Type of script: cursive (German)
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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