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) with appended monophony and polyphony
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Pricking
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never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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reddish brown
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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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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none
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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
8
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
6
other
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partial additional staves
6
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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Type of Notation
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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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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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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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
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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 (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
5
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Copy language name: French
Locations name: France
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 10
Type of notation: void mensural
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
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