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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
4
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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n/a
1
never
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
printed staves
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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4
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5
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6
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
3-part opening
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4-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
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
6
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
2
dark brown
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
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ornament
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Penned initials frequency: always
Pricking frequency: always
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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