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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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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varies
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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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left between 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
3
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
2
dark brown
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gold
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
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void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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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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Flemish
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French
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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 text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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cursive
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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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 borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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often
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Planned Initials Frequency
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rarely
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Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Colour of staves: black
Separate text: no separate text
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Production method: Manuscript
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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