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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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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
none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
4
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6
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9
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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 opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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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
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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
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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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
brown
4
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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always
1
occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
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Copy language name: Spanish
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Multiple texts: no
Pricking frequency: always
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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