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 (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
never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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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8-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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single
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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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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
2
other
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
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dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
3
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
4
untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
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display script
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textura
2
various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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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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dark brown
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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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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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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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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy text: high
Locations part of: Great Britain
Number of staves: 1
Painted initials frequency: rarely
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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