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
4
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
2
parchment
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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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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4-part single page
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5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
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8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
single
4
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
4
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
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never
2
normally
1
often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Pricking frequency: often
Number of staves: 6
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
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