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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partbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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rarely
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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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Ruling Medium
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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14
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6
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7
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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 consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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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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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
5
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
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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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
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
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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Latin
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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 texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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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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blue
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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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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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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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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
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Indentation for initials: none
Type of script: cursive
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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