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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choirbook
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Material
parchment
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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15
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
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6
quadruple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
7
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
10
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1
very high
10
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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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
9
Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
8
humanistic
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
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brown
5
light brown
2
red
11
red-brown
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Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
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rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 21, c. 1525, All folios
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