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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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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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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normally
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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
double rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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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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4-part single page
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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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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
2
staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Latin
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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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provided with single incipit
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
1
historiated
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plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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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
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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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
normally
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Indentation for initials: none
Penned initials type: plain initials
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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