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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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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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 score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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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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Indentation for initials filled in
2
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5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
8
other
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partial additional staves
7
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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brown
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dark brown
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red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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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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9
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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2
partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
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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
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
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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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
5
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
3
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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