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
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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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
10
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
other
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partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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cue notes
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end symbol
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none
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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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
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: none
Material exact%3apaper
Number of staves: 12
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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