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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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
5
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8
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9
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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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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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8-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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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
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notation extended into margin
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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untexted
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cursive (italic)
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display script
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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Colour of staves: black
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Material: paper
Multiple texts: no
Planned initials frequency: often
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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