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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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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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
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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cursive (bastarda)
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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
2
brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
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 grotesque heads
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decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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never
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Adhoc adaptation: Indentation for initials filled in
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Number of staves: 10
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Type of notation: void mensural
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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