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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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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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3-part consecutive
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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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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
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staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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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
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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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
never
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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diagrams
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littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: absent
Penned initials type: flourished
Colour of staves: red
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2794, 1480-1488, All folios
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