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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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occasionally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
2
3-part opening
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3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
single
10
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
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staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
5
hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
1
very high
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very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
11
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Multiple texts: no
Production method: Manuscript
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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