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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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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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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
18
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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n/a
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
10
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15
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16
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17
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6
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18
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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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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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
2
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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quadruple
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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
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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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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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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poor
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very high
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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none
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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Latin
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Spanish
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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
2
fully texted with one 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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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 (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
2
very high
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
18
blue
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brown
5
red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
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rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
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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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never
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normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
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plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 6
Pricking frequency: none visible
Colour of text: black
Colour of notation: black
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
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