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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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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paper (with 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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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6
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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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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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
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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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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Multiple texts: no
Planned initials frequency: often
Level of calligraphy music: high
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Palatino 472, Late 15th century, before 1515, All folios
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