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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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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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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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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grey
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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
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
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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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Level of calligraphy text: high
Colour of text: blue
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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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