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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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
straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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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 consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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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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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not 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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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
4
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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often
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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diagrams
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Disposition of voice part: 5-part consecutive
Monophonic notation: absent
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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