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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
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oblong
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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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occasionally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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triple rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
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3-part score
2
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
16
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
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quintuple
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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 between voice parts as part of grid
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no separate text
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not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
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Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
2
red
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
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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French
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German
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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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
13
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
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cursive
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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
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high
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very high
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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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gold
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light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
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rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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