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
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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occasionally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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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
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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
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
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void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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gold
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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
2
sometimes
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Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Frequency
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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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Type of script: textura
Colour of text: red
Multiple texts: yes
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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