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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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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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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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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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 consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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Copy language name: Latin
Indentation for initials: double
Painted initials type: historiated
Physical format: upright
Production method: Manuscript
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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