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
choirbook
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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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never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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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 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 opening
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6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
4
other
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partial additional staves
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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Latin
10
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
5
untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
grey
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
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often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
1
occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
1
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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