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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Printed work
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
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parchment
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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none visible
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normally
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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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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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7
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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6
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
9
other
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partial additional staves
8
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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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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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
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
21
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
5
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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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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n/a
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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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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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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often
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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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
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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