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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
8
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
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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 single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
2
6-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
4
quadruple
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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
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
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Flemish
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French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
5
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
9
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
10
very high
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Colour of Text
black
13
brown
4
red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Monophonic notation: present
Number of staves: 8
Physical type: choirbook
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Uppsala, Sweden, Universitetsbiblioteket, MS Vokalmusik i Handskrift 76b, c. 1515-35, All folios
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