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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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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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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-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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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
none
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staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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display script
7
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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Colour of Text
black
10
red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Locations part of: Germany
Number of staves: 3
Number of staves: 5
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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