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
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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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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brown
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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
2
single
1
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
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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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
1
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
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littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: often
Penned initials type: flourished
Other decoration frequency: often
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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