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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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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none visible
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normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
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11
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12
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2
12
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14
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20
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32
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26
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20
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19
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10
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 consecutive
2
2-part opening
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2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
10
single
27
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
provided, in dedicated space
1
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made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
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void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
n/a
5
poor
5
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
8
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Language
Czech
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Italian
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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
31
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with 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
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
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n/a
5
poor
4
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
2
brown
9
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Material: paper
Separate text: no separate text
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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