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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choirbook
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Material
parchment
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
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4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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quintuple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
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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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Colour of Text
brown
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Multiple Texts
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Colour of staves: brown
Locations part of: France
Painted initials frequency: normally
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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