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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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
10-part opening
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19-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-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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single
3
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
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brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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always
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normally
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Colour of text: black
Pricking frequency: none visible
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 11
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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