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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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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Size (height in mm)
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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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sometimes
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
10
straightedge
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triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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2
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4
4
7
5
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6
7
7
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8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
5
light brown
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red
2
reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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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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Language
Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
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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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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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
1
red
5
reddish brown
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yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Florence, Italy, Opera di S Maria del Fiore. Archivio Musicale, Parte V. Ms. 21, c. 1480, All folios
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