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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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part consecutive
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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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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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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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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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
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Colour of text: black
Material: paper
Other decoration frequency: never
Painted initials frequency: never
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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