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
8
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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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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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
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Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
7
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
5
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
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2
quintuple
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single
7
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
5
hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
2
brown
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red
6
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
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often
3
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
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
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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