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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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
8
normally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
7
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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6
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10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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pointers
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signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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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
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
3
various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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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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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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Colour of text: black
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 9
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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