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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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
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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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
7
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
13
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
12
varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
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light brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
5
poor
3
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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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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Dutch
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Flemish
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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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
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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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light brown
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red
4
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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often
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rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
1
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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