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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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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 opening
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6-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
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staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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red
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Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
poor
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very high
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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very high
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very poor
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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
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorated letters
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end-symbol
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 8
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Pricking frequency: rarely
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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