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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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part score
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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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
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves 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
2
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
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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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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned 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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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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