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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
7
parchment
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Format
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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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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light brown
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double 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 consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
16
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
13
5-part single page
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6-part opening
7
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
8
quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
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staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
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
4
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
11
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
3
pointers
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repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
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Language
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Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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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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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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dark brown
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dark red
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green
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
1
none visible
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
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rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
9
flourished
3
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
flourished
7
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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