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
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
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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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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Number of staves: 9
Type of script: textura
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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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