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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment (with paper)
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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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never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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13
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
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2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
7
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
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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
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
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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
7
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
9
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
4
blue
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brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
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rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 510 (= MaiM 4), c. 1513-19,
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