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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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10-part opening
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2-part consecutive
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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4-part consecutive
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Indentation for Initials
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triple
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varies
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empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled 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
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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fully texted with one or two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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cursive (italic)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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very high
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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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
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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normally
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 5
Separate text: no separate text
Pricking frequency: none visible
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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