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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24
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Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
9
none visible
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normally
5
occasionally
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often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
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2
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4
printed staves
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single rastrum
24
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3
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2
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15
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12
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14
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15
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16
1
17
1
2
10
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11
4
16
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21
6
40
7
21
8
20
9
15
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1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part score
2
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
29
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
31
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
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1
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
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quadruple
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triple
8
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1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
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3
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1
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11
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9
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24
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
14
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12
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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chant (square)
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full mensural
5
strene notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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n/a
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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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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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
34
Spanish
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n/a
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fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
22
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
12
hybrida
2
rotonda
6
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
11
n/a
6
poor
5
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
16
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
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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plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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