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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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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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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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
double rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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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
1
3-part opening
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3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
15
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
7
7-part consecutive
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7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
12
none
6
single
16
triple
9
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
6
other
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partial additional staves
12
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
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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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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n/a
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very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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pointers
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repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
Flemish
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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
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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
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
5
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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poor
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very high
9
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
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brown
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dark brown
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red
12
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
historiated
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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vignette
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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