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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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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
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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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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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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 one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark red
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green
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
often
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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sometimes
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banner
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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