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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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
always
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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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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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-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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none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
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
2
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
humanistic
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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littera notabilior
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signes-de-renvoi
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Indentation for initials: varies
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Physical type: choirbook
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Separate text: no separate text
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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