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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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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5
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7
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8
5
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
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
2
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
7
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
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staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
13
other
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partial additional staves
12
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
2
reddish brown
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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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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
13
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
12
Latin
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Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: brown
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-7 (II A 7), late 15th - early 16th century, All folios
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