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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choirbook
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paper
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Format
upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
13
11
6
12
6
2
13
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15
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18
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20
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22
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21
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33
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
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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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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
3
staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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staveline added
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Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
5
very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
2
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
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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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partially texted with one text
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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
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untexted
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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humanistic
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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poor
7
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Material: paper
Number of staves: 8
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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