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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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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brown
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dark brown
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
humanistic
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
historiated
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plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
5
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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often
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
2
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Penned initials frequency: often
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 8 G. vii, c. 1513-25, All folios
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