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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Material
paper (with parchment)
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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
always
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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gold
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
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3-part single page
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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
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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gold
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Type of Notation
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Italian
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Latin
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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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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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Level of Calligraphy
high
2
Colour of Text
black
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brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Copy language name: Italian
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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