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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chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
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oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-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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2
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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partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
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
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Dutch
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
2
hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
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2
Colour of Text
black
3
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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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Number of staves: 6
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Copy language name: Dutch
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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