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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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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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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Ruling Medium
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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6
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9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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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
3
3-part opening
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3-part score
1
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
2
5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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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
1
none
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Latin
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Spanish
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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
11
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (humanistic)
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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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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
3
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: dark brown
Physical format: upright
Indentation for initials: single
Monophonic notation: present
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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