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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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
oblong
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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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often
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rarely
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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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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
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
10
4
11
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5
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14
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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
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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 score
2
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
7
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
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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
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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
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not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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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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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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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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Language
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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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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rotonda
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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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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
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red
5
yellow
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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
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
4
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 38 (olim H.C.47; = MaiM 59), c. 1510-31, All folios
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