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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chansonnier
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Preparation
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Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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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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dark brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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20
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7
12
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6
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8
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12
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18
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20
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
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2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
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5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
10
quadruple
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single
26
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
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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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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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black
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brown
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red
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chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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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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very poor
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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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space-filler
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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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fully texted with 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 multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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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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hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
12
poor
2
very high
10
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
11
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
15
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Number of staves: 9
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Verona, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS DCCLVIII, c. 1500, All folios
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