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) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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normally
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Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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12
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13
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14
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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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
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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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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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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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
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
2
staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
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light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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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Spanish
2
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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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
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Number of staves: 8
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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