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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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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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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
1
light brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
2
very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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pointers
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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
Language
French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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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 texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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end-symbol
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Copy language name: French
Locations part of: Italy
Painted initials type: decorated
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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