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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Mechelen
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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
always
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none visible
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
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provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
8
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
8
blue
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brown
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red
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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
3
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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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
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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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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Colour of text: red
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy music: high
Monophonic notation: absent
Physical format: upright
Type of script: display script
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2440, 1515-1525, All folios
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