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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Italy
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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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
none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
4
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7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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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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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Italian
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Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
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brown
2
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
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Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
Indentation for initials: single
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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