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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Production method
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Physical type
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Material
paper
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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quadruple rastrum
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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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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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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 opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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quintuple
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single
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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
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none
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staves not ruled
2
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
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
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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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gold
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very 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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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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Language
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Flemish
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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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
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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 text
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partially texted with two texts
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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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provided with two incipits
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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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hybrida
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roman
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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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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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light brown
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red
16
reddish brown
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yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
4
often
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
1
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Material exact%3apaper
Multiple texts: yes
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Physical type: choirbook
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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