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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Eton
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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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
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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Disposition of Voice Parts
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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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
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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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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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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Colour of notation: dark brown
Colour of notation: red
Indentation for initials: all staves indented
Number of staves: 16
Type of script: textura
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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