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
6
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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parchment
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Format
upright
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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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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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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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staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
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often
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rarely
2
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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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Non verbal performance instructions: pointers
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 6
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
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London, Great Britain, Royal College of Music, MS 1070, 1505-13, All folios
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