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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parchment (with 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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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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14
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15
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
4
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 7
Painted initials type: decorated
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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