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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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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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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brown
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Ruling Medium
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
12-part opening
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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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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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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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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
1
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
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
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Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
1
display script
5
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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normally
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occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
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Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 9
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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