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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Material
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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none visible
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Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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reddish brown
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straightedge
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2-part score
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
3
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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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
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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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left below voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
15
other
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partial additional staves
16
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
4
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black
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blue
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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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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absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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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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pointers
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repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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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
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fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
2
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partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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red
6
reddish brown
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Type of notation: void mensural
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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