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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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freehand
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Number of staves
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9
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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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4-part single page
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6-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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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
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void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
4
Italian
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Latin
5
Spanish
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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
4
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or 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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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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never
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normally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Level of calligraphy text: poor
Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Presence absence of text: untexted
Pricking frequency: none visible
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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