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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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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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Ruling Medium
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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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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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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
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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5
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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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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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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Type of Notation
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
absent
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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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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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Presence or Absence of Text
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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 or 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 one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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varies
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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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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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
4
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Presence absence of text: untexted
Penned initials frequency: rarely
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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