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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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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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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
1
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10
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11
12
12
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17
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6
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9
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20
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27
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23
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26
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
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19-part opening
1
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
19
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
21
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
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8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
6
quadruple
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single
25
triple
12
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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left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
provided, in dedicated space
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made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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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 (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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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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very high
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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Latin
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple 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)
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cursive (bastarda)
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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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very high
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
3
brown
3
dark red
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green
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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