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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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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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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
26
straightedge
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Number of staves
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13
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14
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15
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16
2
17
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2
14
3
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24
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24
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28
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24
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26
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
23
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
13
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
22
none
11
single
32
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
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n/a
3
poor
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very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
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English
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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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
36
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
20
humanistic
1
hybrida
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rotonda
3
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
19
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
3
brown
5
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
22
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
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