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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Production method
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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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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6
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9
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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 score
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
2
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
5
5-part single page
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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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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
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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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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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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Language
Dutch
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French
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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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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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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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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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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