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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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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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 consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
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
6
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
3
other
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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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brown
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
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poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
3
none
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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Latin
6
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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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
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
6
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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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Adhoc adaptation: other
Locations name: Halberstadt
Locations name: Leipzig
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 9
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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