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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Belgium
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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none visible
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sometimes
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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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5
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6
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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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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
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
German
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Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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Planned Initials Type
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occasionally
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Colour of notation: black
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy music: high
Multiple texts: no
Type of script: display script
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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