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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
7
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
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rarely
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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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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Number of staves: 4
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
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