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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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
always
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none visible
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occasionally
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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
10
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11
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6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-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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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more 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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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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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
1
brown
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red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
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occasionally
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Separate text: not in dedicated space
Physical format: upright
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Colour of staves: brown
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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