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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
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Size (height in mm)
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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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dark brown
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gold
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double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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12
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7
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
3
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
6
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
7
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
12
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
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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poor
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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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none
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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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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
12
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
9
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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reddish brown
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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
1
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
3
occasionally
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often
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rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
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