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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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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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
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
1
hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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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
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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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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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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Locations name: France
Colour of staves: light brown
Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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