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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paper (with parchment)
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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13
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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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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Indentation for Initials
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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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
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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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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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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provided with one or two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (italic)
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display script
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textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
4
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
none visible
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Level of calligraphy music: high
Penned initials frequency: normally
Physical format: upright
Type of script: textura
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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