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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choirbook
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paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
4
none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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5
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6
12
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10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
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6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
14
quintuple
1
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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
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
11
staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
other
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partial additional staves
12
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
1
light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
2
full mensural
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strene notation
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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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
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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n/a
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
24
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
3
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
8
poor
3
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
often
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
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plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Type of notation: void mensural
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Physical format: upright
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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