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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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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other
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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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light brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Latin
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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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fully texted with 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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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
always
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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sometimes
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Indentation for initials: none
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Level of calligraphy text: poor
Physical type: choirbook
Type of script: cursive
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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