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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choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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none visible
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normally
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Colour of Staves
black
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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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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
10
3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
10
4-part score
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4-part single page
5
5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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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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none
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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
12
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
9
other
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partial additional staves
11
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light 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
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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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
14
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or 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
15
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
10
dark brown
6
light brown
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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 17, First half of 16th century, Tenor primus
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 1-4, c. 1518-1526, D: 14-92; A: 15-88; T: 34-116; B: 14-91
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