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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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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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never
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none visible
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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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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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13
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5
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6
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
2
2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part score
1
4-part single page
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5-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
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varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
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
5
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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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
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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textura
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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
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: brown
Indentation for initials: single
Material: paper
Multiple texts: no
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Type of notation: void mensural
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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