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
21
Printed work
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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paper
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parchment
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Pricking
always
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n/a
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none visible
8
normally
1
sometimes
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Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
12
straightedge
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triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
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1
10
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11
1
12
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9
3
9
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22
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11
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13
7
9
8
10
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
11
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
7
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6
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18
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
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2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
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brown
7
dark brown
6
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
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n/a
1
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2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
4
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
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Language
English
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3
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
18
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
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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n/a
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Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
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red
8
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
3
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Mouton: Missarum 1, Fossombrone, Italy, 1515, , "M D X V .Die XI .Augusti.", All
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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