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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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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 single page
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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7-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
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staves not ruled
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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
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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
3
high
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very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
6
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 single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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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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display script
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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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light 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
rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted 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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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
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always
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never
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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diagrams
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littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: absent
Colour of staves: red
Multiple texts: no
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 31 (olim H.C.30; = MaiM 71), c. 1510, All folios
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