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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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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occasionally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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 opening
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
5
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
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red
6
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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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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Colour of text: black
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 9
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2440, 1515-1525, All folios
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