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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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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3-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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quadruple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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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
13
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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11
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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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
coronae
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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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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space-filler
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Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (italic)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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often
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
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Bologna, Italy, Archivio Musicale di S Petronio, MS A. XXX (olim L), first half of 16th century, All folios
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