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 (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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single rastrum
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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Indentation for Initials
none
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on 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
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
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Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
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full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
5
brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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littera notabilior
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Ruling medium: freehand
Pricking frequency: never
Colour of text: black
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London, Great Britain, Royal College of Music, MS 1070, 1505-13, All folios
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