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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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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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2-part opening
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2-part score
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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 opening
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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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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
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triple
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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
1
none
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staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
12
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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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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very high
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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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Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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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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partially texted with two texts
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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
15
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
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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display script
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hybrida
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rotonda
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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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brown
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dark brown
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red
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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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
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
5
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
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decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Number of staves: 6
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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