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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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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4-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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none
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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staves not ruled 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
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
2
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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Latin
5
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
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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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
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never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 9-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Number of staves: 11
Penned initials type: plain initials
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
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