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
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
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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light brown
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red
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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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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
10
single
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varies
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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
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
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
5
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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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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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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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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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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German
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Latin
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Spanish
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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 text
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provided with multiple incipits
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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 (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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humanistic
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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n/a
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very high
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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sometimes
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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diagrams
1
embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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signes-de-renvoi
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Colour of notation: black
Monophonic notation: absent
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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