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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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
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Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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none visible
8
normally
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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double rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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8
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17
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12
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11
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8
8
8
9
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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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2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
3
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 opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
5
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8
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triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
1
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2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
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Type of Notation
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
n/a
3
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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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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Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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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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high
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n/a
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
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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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
diagrams
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end-symbol
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
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