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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Material
paper
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Format
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part score
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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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
no separate text
2
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
4
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
4
other
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partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
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void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
4
pointers
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repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
6
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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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
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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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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yellow
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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
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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