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
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
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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
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straightedge
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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 consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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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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7-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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2
staves not ruled
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variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
7
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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n/a
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fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
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untexted
8
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
4
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
7
blue
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brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
5
sometimes
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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sometimes
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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often
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rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Borders frequency: never
Pricking frequency: none visible
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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