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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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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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occasionally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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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 consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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quadruple
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on 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
10
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
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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other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
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void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
6
very high
5
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
6
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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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 multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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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
11
brown
5
dark brown
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red
9
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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none visible
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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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: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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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
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
10
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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