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 (fragment(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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sometimes
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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
10
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11
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12
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5
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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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
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none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
4
brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
1
historiated
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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Copy language name: Latin
Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Separate text: no separate text
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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