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
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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quadruple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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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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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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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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space-filler
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Language
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Latin
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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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fully texted with two or more texts
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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
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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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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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Miniatures frequency: rarely
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 10
Physical format: upright
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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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