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
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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double rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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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
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3-part single page
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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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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
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double
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none
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single
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triple
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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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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
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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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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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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brown
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dark 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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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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cue notes
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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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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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
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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
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
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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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normally
7
occasionally
8
often
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rarely
6
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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