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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Printed work
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
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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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normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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2
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4
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5
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6
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7
2
8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
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2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
7
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
2
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
1
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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English
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Flemish
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French
3
German
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Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
n/a
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poor
2
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
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