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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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
7
never
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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printed staves
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Number of staves
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-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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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
n/a
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
1
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (italic)
1
roman
2
rotonda
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
n/a
7
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
5
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Indentation for initials: single
Locations name: Naples
Material: paper
Pricking frequency: never
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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