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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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gold
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red
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Ruling Medium
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freehand
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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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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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Indentation for Initials
none
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quintuple
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
9
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
7
Italian
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Latin
9
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
2
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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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
3
often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Painted initials type: decorated
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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