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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partbook (single)
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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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occasionally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single 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 opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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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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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
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staves not ruled
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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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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
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other
1
partial additional staves
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Flemish
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French
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Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
5
partially texted with one text
1
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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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
7
blue
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: red
Colour of staves: black
Locations name: England
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 7
Physical type: choirbook
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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