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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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normally
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rarely
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
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2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
4
single
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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
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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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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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Presence or Absence of Text
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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
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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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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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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yellow
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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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rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Borders frequency: occasionally
Borders size: full and partial borders
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 13
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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