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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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
brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part single page
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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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left below voice parts as part of grid
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no 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
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notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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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
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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Penned Initials Type
littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Level of calligraphy music: poor
Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
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Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
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