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
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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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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brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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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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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
3
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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 or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
5
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Multiple texts: yes
Colour of staves: brown
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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