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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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
4
normally
2
occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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 opening
10
2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
13
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
5
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
Type of Notation
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
German
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Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
untexted
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Type of Script
display script
9
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
12
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Number of staves: 4
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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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