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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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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often
5
rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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double rastrum
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29
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8
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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
15
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
28
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
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Indentation for Initials
double
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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8
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1
staves not ruled on grid
5
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23
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21
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8
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Indentation for initials filled in
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14
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notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
3
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Colour of Notation
black
22
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21
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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n/a
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21
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fully texted with two or more texts
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4
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7
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
25
varies
1
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cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
6
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
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roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
20
poor
5
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
3
brown
23
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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