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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choirbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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single leaf
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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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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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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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
19
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
6
11
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12
1
14
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2
4
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3
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6
5
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6
9
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10
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8
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
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4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
quintuple
1
single
18
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
7
other
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partial additional staves
5
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
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chant (Gothic)
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full mensural
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
9
poor
3
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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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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Language
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Dutch
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French
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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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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
7
hybrida
3
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
12
blue
5
brown
20
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
11
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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