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 and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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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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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
9
3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
7
5-part single page
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6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
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1
staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
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4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
2
light brown
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red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
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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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poor
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very high
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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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Copying of Text
Language
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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dark brown
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dark red
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green
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light brown
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red
10
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
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
1
rarely
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sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
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