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
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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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4-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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quadruple
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triple
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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
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
4
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
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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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
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historiated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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ornament
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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