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
never
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none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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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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Indentation for Initials
double
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triple
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varies
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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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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
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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red
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Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
4
brown
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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
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
often
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorated letters
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 5
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Separate text: no separate text
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Penned initials frequency: normally
Multiple texts: yes
Monophonic notation: absent
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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