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
chant book with polyphony
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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
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Size (height in mm)
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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
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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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 opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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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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left below voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
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dark brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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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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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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14
fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
2
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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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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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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gold
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red
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reddish brown
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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
6
sometimes
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
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
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occasionally
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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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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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