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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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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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
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11
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
2
quintuple
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
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
3
brown
1
dark brown
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red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
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French
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Latin
4
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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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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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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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
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
normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: none
Level of calligraphy music: high
Other decoration frequency: often
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: cursive (italic)
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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