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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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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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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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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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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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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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
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
7
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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blue
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brown
7
dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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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 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 (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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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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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Indentation for initials: none
Multiple texts: yes
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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