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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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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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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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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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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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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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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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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Latin
9
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
hybrida
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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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red
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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
never
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rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Penned initials type: flourished
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
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