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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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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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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normally
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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14
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15
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16
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17
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5
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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 consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
3
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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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
9
blue
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brown
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red
7
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
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normally
1
occasionally
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rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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