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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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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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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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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17
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6
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
5
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
1
none
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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
3
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
2
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
5
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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display script
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textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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Colour of Text
black
5
brown
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
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zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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5
often
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
3
ornament
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signa congruentiae
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Colour of text: black
Other decoration frequency: occasionally
Multiple texts: no
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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