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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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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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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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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12
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6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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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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6-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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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
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notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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German
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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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partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
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often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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ornament
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Colour of notation: black
Locations part of: Italy
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Physical format: upright
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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