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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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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paper
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paper (with parchment)
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oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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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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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
8
11
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12
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2
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4
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5
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
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2-part score
1
2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
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3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
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4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
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8-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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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 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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staves not ruled 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
Indentation for initials filled in
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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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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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space-filler
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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with two or more 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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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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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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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
5
Colour of Text
black
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blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
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flourished
4
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
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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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 25 (olim H.C.51; = MaiM 69), c. 1520-4, All folios
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