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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choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with 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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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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 single page
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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French
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Latin
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
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partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
normally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: reddish brown
Indentation for initials: single
Miniatures frequency: never
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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