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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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
2
hybrida
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textura
1
various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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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
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
2
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Penned initials frequency: often
Physical format: upright
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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