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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Italy
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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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
red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
5
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on 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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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (humanistic)
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textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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decorated
1
plain initials
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normally
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
flourished
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Colour of notation: black
Level of calligraphy music: high
Colour of staves: red
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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