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
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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normally
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occasionally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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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 single page
11
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
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4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-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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triple
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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
1
none
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staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
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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
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
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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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very high
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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
16
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
13
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 multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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rotonda
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
14
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Physical format: upright
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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