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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partbook (single)
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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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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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves 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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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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fully texted with one or two texts
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display script
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textura
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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plain initials
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Type of notation: strene notation
Type of notation: void mensural
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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