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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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
3
never
6
none visible
10
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
2
light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
16
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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27
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18
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15
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13
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
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2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
9
6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
7
single
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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 between voice parts as part of grid
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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
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provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
2
other
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partial additional staves
7
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
3
poor
5
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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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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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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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
23
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
Italic
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cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
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display script
7
roman
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rotonda
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
11
n/a
3
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
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Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 4
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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