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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tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
13
normally
2
often
1
rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
12
dark brown
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gold
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reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
16
straightedge
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triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
3
12
5
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
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6
8
7
4
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
21
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
12
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
21
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
11
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
3
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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pointers
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repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
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Language
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French
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Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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hybrida
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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
9
poor
4
very high
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Colour of Text
black
10
blue
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brown
13
dark brown
6
gold
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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