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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partbook (single)
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Material
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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none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
3
light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
4
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7
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8
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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 opening
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5-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
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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Copy language name: French
Indentation for initials: single
Material: parchment
Multiple texts: no
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
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