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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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of 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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none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
full 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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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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Level of Calligraphy
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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decorated
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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littera notabilior
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normally
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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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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littera notabilior
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Ruling medium: straightedge
Pricking frequency: never
Number of staves: 8
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
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