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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
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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brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
5
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
3
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
3
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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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
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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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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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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
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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