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
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paper (with parchment)
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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
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never
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none visible
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normally
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Colour of Staves
black
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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13
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14
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
6
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 consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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6
quintuple
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triple
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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
1
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
3
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Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
11
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
2
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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none
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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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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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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varies
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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poor
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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
3
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
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rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Colour of text: brown
Number of staves: 8
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 b, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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