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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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
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Pricking
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normally
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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2-part opening
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4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
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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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none
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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
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
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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dark brown
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red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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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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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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never
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occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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Colour of staves: black
Colour of text: black
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Indentation for initials: single
Monophonic notation: absent
Penned initials frequency: occasionally
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
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