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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Physical type
choirbook
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Number of staves
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6
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
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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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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5-part single page
2
6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
9
other
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partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
15
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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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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Presence or Absence of 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 or 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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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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Colour of Text
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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reddish brown
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
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often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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