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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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normally
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Colour of Staves
black
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single rastrum
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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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13
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
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 consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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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
3
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
9
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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 poor
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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
5
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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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 (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
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5
high
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poor
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
12
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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