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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partbooks (complete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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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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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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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
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
German
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Italian
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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 or two texts
1
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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cursive (German)
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cursive (italic)
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black
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blue
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grey
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light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Miniatures Frequency
always
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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Physical type: choirbook
Colour of notation: dark brown
Type of notation: full mensural
Disposition of voice part: 5-part consecutive
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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