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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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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single
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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French
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German
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Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
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Colour of Text
black
5
brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Pricking frequency: none visible
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 4
Colour of text: black
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
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