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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Material
paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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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
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
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brown
2
dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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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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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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cursive
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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
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
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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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occasionally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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signa congruentiae
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Type of notation: void mensural
Other decoration frequency: occasionally
Number of staves: 6
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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