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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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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
double rastrum
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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 consecutive
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4-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
5
other
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partial additional staves
5
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
6
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Flemish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
2
hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
8
light brown
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Type of script: cursive
Pricking frequency: none visible
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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