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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choirbook
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Material
paper
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bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
12
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
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sometimes
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
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3-part single page
3
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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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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single
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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 between voice parts as part of 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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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
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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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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red
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Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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not specified
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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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very high
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coronae
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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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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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
13
poor
2
very high
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Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
historiated
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plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
5
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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diagrams
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end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 4
Production method: Manuscript
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Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
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