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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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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void mensural
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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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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various
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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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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic
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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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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Planned initials frequency: often
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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