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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Italy
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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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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Number of staves
10
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11
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6
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
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4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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Flemish
1
French
2
Italian
1
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3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
1
reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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calligraphic
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Level of calligraphy music: high
Material: paper
Multiple texts: no
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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