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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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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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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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
11
normally
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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 and single rastra
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double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
15
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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5
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9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
13
quintuple
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single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
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10
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
6
other
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staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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light brown
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3
reddish brown
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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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poor
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very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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cue notes
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end symbol
5
none
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numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
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repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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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
5
partially texted with two or more texts
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provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
1
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
21
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 98, second quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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