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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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
never
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves 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
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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
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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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
chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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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
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Indentation for initials: single
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Other decoration type: decorative final long
Physical format: upright
Type of script: display script
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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