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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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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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 single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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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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none
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staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
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strene notation
1
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
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
8
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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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
2
partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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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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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
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: three-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
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: single
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Number of staves: 7
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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