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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choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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n/a
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Number of staves
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14
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15
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7
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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
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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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Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
4
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
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3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full 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
coronae
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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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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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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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untexted
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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dark red
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gold
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green
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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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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
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- and three-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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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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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
3
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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ornament
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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