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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Material
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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none visible
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rarely
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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1-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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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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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
dark brown
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gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
very 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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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
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 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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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Colour of Text
black
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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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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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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rarely
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banner
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Separate text: no separate text
Painted initials type: decorated
Level of calligraphy music: very high
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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