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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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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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n/a
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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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printed staves
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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5
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6
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-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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left between voice parts as part of grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Italian
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Latin
4
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
poor
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Colour of Text
black
3
brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Penned initials type: plain initials
Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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