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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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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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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light 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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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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12
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13
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3
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18
7
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8
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9
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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
2
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
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3-part single page
9
4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
9
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
15
single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
10
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
16
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
4
gold
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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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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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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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pointers
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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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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
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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 texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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poor
13
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
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dark brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
6
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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