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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choirbook
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Material
parchment
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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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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brown
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Ruling Medium
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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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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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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none
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staves not ruled
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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
10
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
red
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
5
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
9
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
12
display script
10
Level of Calligraphy
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
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red
11
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
11
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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Adhoc adaptation: other
Colour of staves: brown
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Pricking frequency: none visible
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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