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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Printed work
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chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbook (fragment(s))
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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parchment
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oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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none visible
15
normally
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
10
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
3
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5
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6
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12
5
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6
6
7
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6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
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6-part opening
3
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
13
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
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Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
10
other
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partial additional staves
13
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
7
dark brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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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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n/a
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poor
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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
10
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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German
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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
11
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
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provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
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hybrida
2
rotonda
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various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
8
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
8
dark brown
5
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
normally
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
vignette
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Cantus partbook, all folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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