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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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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
always
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none visible
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often
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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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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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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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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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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
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: brown
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Material: paper
Monophonic notation: present
Planned initials frequency: normally
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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