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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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rarely
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves 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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made for complete additional staves
2
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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chant (Gothic)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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gold
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
always
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often
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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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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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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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decorated
1
flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
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littera notabilior
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Type of notation: void mensural
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 45-48, c. 1530, Organ partbook (App. 48), all folios
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