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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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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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occasionally
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often
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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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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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freehand
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printed staves
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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triple
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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
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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8
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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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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n/a
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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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none
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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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Copying of Text
Language
English
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Flemish
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German
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Latin
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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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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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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 (humanistic)
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display script
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rotonda
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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n/a
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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
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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normally
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
6
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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vignette
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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