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
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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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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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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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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
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8-part consecutive
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
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single
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triple
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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
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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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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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark 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
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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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Language
English
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Latin
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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
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
3
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
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Type of Script
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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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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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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Multiple Texts
no
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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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occasionally
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rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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often
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rarely
4
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of text: dark brown
Level of calligraphy text: high
Planned initials frequency: sometimes
Presence absence of text: untexted
Pricking frequency: never
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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