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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choirbook
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
printed staves
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straightedge
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Number of staves
3
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4
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6
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7
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9
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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 consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
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Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
5
red
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Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
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1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
decorated
4
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Locations part of: Great Britain
Number of staves: 3
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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