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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paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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none visible
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
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3-part single page
5
4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
2
6-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
27
none
17
quadruple
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triple
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varies
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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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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
8
staves not ruled
3
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
33
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
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13
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
16
other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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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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Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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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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n/a
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poor
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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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none
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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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fully texted with one or two texts
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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 one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
10
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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humanistic
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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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n/a
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Colour of Text
black
39
blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
1
grey
1
red
27
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
21
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
28
occasionally
10
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
8
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
13
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
16
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
2
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
2
littera notabilior
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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