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
17
Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
10
dark brown
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light brown
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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4
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7
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2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
16
3-part score
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3-part single page
9
4-part opening
15
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
10
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
17
other
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partial additional staves
11
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
10
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
display script
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hybrida
4
roman
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
3
brown
17
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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