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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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
9
2-part score
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2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
15
3-part score
2
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
20
4-part score
1
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
7
5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
14
quintuple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
none
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staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
6
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
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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
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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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repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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English
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Flemish
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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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
12
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 text
8
partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
3
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 (Italianate)
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cursive (bastarda)
12
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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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
13
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
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red
7
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
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rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
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sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
ornament
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Level of calligraphy music: high
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Lisbon, Portugal, Biblioteca Nacional, Colecção Dr. Ivo Cruz. MS 60, First half of 16th century, All folios
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