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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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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straightedge
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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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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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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triple
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varies
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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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left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
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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
21
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
10
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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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n/a
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
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n/a
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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normally
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
2
vignette
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Material: paper
Separate text: no separate text
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Zaragoza, Spain, Iglesia Metropolitana de la Virgen del Pilar, Archivo Musical, Armario C-3, MS 17, 16th century,
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