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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paper (with parchment)
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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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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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rarely
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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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gold
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light brown
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red
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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
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
3
12
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
6
7
6
8
7
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part score
3
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
7
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
16
other
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partial additional staves
11
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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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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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
19
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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English
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French
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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 and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
17
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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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
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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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
3
very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
13
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
Level of calligraphy text: very high
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 39 (olim H.C.41; = MaiM 64), c. 1505-15, All folios
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