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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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
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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
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
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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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
2
3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
3
6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
1
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
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staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
dark brown
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red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
5
blue
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brown
2
gold
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
occasionally
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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often
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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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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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diagrams
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Mus. ant. theor. 30, Early 16th century, i-ii
Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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