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
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
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4
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
1
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
8
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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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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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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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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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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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
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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