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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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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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
3
none visible
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normally
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often
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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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dark brown
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n/a
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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13
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5
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
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4-part opening
10
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
single
8
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
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none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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German
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Latin
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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
3
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
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blue
2
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
none visible
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
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plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Locations name: Florence
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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