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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
10
occasionally
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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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Ruling Medium
double 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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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
6
6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
7
single
9
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
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staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
4
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more 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
7
untexted
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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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humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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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
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
3
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
historiated
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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