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
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Preparation
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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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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8-part opening
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none
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
5
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
4
notation extended into margin
3
staveline added
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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full mensural
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void mensural
5
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
pointers
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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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 or more texts
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partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
6
blue
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gold
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
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often
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rarely
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Type of script: textura
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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