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
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double 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 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 opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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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
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staves not ruled on grid
10
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
4
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
5
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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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
cue notes
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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Czech
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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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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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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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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gold
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red
16
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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sometimes
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Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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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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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
3
often
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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
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
7
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
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Pricking frequency: always
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Physical format: upright
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 251 (olim 250), c. 1490, 137v-139r, 140v-143r
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