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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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
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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occasionally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
7
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
5
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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