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
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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
normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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17
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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 consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
7
quintuple
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
6
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
2
dark brown
3
gold
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red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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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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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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Language
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Latin
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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
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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textura
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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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red
3
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
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: normally
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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