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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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
always
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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6
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
2
3-part score
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4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
2
Italian
2
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
3
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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ornament
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signa congruentiae
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Other decoration frequency: occasionally
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Material: parchment
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 35087, 1505-06,
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 461, c. 1515-1545, All folios
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