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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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
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Pricking
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none visible
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Colour of Staves
black
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quadruple rastrum
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1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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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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4-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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9-part consecutive
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
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single
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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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none
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staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
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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
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Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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staveline added
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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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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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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red
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reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
historiated
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plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
4
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
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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