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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Material
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parchment
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Format
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Preparation
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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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3-part consecutive
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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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
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
dark brown
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red
6
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
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
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Pricking frequency: always
Borders frequency: never
Level of calligraphy text: very high
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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