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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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Number of staves
10
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12
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6
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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 consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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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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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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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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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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4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
10
reddish brown
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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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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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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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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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partially texted with two texts
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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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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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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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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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historiated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Number of staves: 6
Other decoration type: decorative final long
Ruling medium: straightedge
Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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