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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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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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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1-part single page
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10-part opening
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12-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-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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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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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
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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poor
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
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signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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textura
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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always
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Voice-names
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 12
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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