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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choirbook (fragment(s))
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paper
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parchment
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bound upright but prepared oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
20
dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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5
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
15
4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
5
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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single
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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
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
15
other
4
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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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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light brown
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red
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
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rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
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normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Locations name: Bologna
Non verbal performance instructions: none
Monophonic notation: absent
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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