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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
2
parchment
2
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
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
1
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
none
3
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Physical format: upright
Production method: Manuscript
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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