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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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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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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none
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single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
other
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partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
9
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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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 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 (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
2
blue
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brown
11
dark brown
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red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
often
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
11
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: quadruple
Level of calligraphy text: high
Multiple texts: yes
Penned initials frequency: often
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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