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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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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12
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13
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6
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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
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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
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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other
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partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
present
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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humanistic
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
3
dark brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
1
often
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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normally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of text: black
Level of calligraphy text: high
Type of notation: chant (square)
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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