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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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
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straightedge
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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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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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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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
4
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
5
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: double
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 7
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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