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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Great Britain
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Physical type
choirbook (fragment)
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Material
parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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Number of staves
13
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part single page
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3-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
left between voice parts as part of grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Adhoc Adaptation
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Colour of Text
black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
sometimes
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
Penned Initials Type
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Copy language name: French
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 6
Physical type: choirbook
Separate text: no separate text
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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