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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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Colour of Staves
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves 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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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
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signa congruentiae
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (humanistic)
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Colour of Text
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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occasionally
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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often
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
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often
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Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Pricking frequency: always
Number of staves: 13
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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