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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
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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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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
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
5
4-part opening
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4-part single page
6
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
9
quadruple
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single
13
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
4
gold
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light 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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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
3
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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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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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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blue
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brown
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dark brown
4
gold
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light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
2
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Mus. Hs 2° 2, c. 1510-20, All folios
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