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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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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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never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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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
3
5-part opening
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6-part opening
10
7-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
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staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
13
poor
1
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
15
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
20
blue
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dark red
1
green
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 6
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Colour of text: black
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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