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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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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often
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sometimes
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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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Number of staves
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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
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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
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variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
4
Spanish
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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
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
3
brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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calligraphic
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned initials frequency: sometimes
Indentation for initials: none
Number of staves: 9
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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