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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Pricking
always
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n/a
5
never
9
none visible
26
normally
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often
4
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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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printed staves
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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13
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15
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9
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16
7
7
8
7
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8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
45
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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24
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
12
staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
7
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13
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
12
other
3
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
22
dark brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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chant (square)
4
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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very high
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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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Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
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15
fully texted with one text
34
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
20
partially texted with two or more texts
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provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
7
roman
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rotonda
5
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
14
n/a
5
poor
8
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
4
brown
23
dark brown
2
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
vignette
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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