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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choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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
always
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n/a
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never
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none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
15
dark brown
3
light brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
9
printed staves
2
single rastrum
21
straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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14
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15
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10
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10
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11
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
5
2-part score
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2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
18
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
6
none
13
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
27
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
7
other
4
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
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full mensural
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not specified
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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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poor
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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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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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
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
8
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
17
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
10
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
4
poor
12
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
23
brown
19
dark brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
37
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.2 (Lat. 457; olim VI.H.I), c. 1505, All folios
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