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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partbook (single)
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Material
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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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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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
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quintuple
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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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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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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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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
1
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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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Indentation for initials: single
Painted initials type: decorated
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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