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 (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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often
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Number of staves
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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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
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
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
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staveline added
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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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Type of Notation
full mensural
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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
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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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
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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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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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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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
often
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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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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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
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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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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Planned Initials Frequency
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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signa congruentiae
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Physical type: choirbook
Level of calligraphy music: very high
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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