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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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
4
never
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none visible
4
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
4
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
9
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
4
11
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5
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6
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16
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9
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11
7
8
8
9
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
6
single
13
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
n/a
4
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
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repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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English
1
French
4
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
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Italic
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
5
roman
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rotonda
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
n/a
4
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
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