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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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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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dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
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straightedge
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14
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
6
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5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
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7-part opening
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
none
5
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
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end symbol
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully 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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Type of Script
cursive
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hybrida
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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
4
brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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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
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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diagrams
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embellished final barline
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littera notabilior
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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