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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non-music 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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Format
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Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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Colour of Staves
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dark brown
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single rastrum
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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 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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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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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
11
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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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
4
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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full 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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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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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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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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fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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humanistic
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rotonda
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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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
rarely
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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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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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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often
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
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Zwickau, Germany, Ratsschulbibliothek, MS 95,2, Second half of 15th century, Single folio
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