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
always
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single 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 opening
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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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7-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
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
4
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
1
dark red
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green
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
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often
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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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
never
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often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 7
Penned initials type: flourished
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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