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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parchment
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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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 consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
11
8-part opening
2
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
4
quadruple
2
single
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triple
12
varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
13
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
4
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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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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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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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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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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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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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
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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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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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 (bastarda)
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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
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blue
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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
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
9
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
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normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Number of staves: 8
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 5
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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