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
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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16
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17
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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7-part opening
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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
1
double
4
none
6
quintuple
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single
12
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
11
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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blue
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brown
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dark brown
4
light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
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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
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provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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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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very high
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Colour of Text
black
11
brown
2
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
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diagrams
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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