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
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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paper
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parchment
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Format
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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
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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straightedge
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6
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9
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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
4
2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
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3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
21
single
6
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
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13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
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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none
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pointers
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repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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English
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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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
6
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
1
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2
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
18
untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
5
hybrida
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roman
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
4
poor
6
very high
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Colour of Text
black
11
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
5
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Indentation for initials: none
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 h, First decade of the 16th century, 6a, 6b
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