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
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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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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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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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
4
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark red
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green
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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
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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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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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Voice-names
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decorative final long
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diagrams
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Number of staves: 3
Penned initials type: flourished
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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