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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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
9
dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
5
11
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12
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13
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2
2
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
6
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
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2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
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3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
12
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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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
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
other
3
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
7
dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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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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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
12
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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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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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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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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Level of Calligraphy
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poor
4
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
7
dark brown
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red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Physical format: upright
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Ruling medium: triple rastrum
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Zaragoza, Spain, Iglesia Metropolitana de la Virgen del Pilar, Archivo Musical, Armario C-3, MS 17, 16th century,
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