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
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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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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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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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
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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
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two 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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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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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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often
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
15
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
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Level of calligraphy music: very high
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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