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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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often
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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 and single rastra
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double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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12-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
6
3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
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4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
7
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
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8-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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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
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
3
dark brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
10
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Locations name: Leipzig
Pricking frequency: never
Disposition of voice part: 3-part consecutive
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Turin, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, MS Ris. mus I. 27 (olim Regia Biblioteca dell'Università, qm III. 59), c. 1500, All folios
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