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
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
26
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
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13
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15
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17
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18
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32
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22
8
20
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
18
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
25
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
28
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
15
single
25
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
8
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Indentation for initials filled in
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8
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
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
2
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
1
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
15
n/a
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poor
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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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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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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
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
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display script
11
hybrida
2
rotonda
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textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
15
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
17
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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