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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Printed work
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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
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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n/a
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never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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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 opening
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3-part score
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
2
5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
34
none
6
quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
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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red
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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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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n/a
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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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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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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Italian
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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 or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
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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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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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rotonda
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark 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
always
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never
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normally
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
22
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
9
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
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decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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vignette
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Physical format: upright
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one or two texts
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Multiple texts: yes
Material: paper
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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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