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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paper
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parchment
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oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
1
never
15
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
6
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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printed staves
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
6
Number of staves
10
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11
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13
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14
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15
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3
3
4
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5
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
12
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
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2
none
3
single
15
triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
other
4
partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
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dark brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
poor
5
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
1
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
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Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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humanistic
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rotonda
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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very high
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very poor
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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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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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occasionally
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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
always
1
never
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: single
Pricking frequency: never
Separate text: no separate text
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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