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 (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
light brown
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red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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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
rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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