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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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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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
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
6
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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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Indentation for Initials
none
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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
1
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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Type of Script
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: absent
Other decoration frequency: always
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. 862, c. 1503-5, 73-88
Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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