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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Great Britain
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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4
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5
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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
3
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (italic)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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Other Decoration Type
diagrams
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Painted initials type: decorated
Indentation for initials: none
Number of staves: 4
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2440, 1515-1525, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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