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
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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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 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 consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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7-part opening
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
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single
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triple
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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
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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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
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
1
dark brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
poor
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
very 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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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
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
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