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) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
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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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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
18
straightedge
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Number of staves
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8
8
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9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
5
quadruple
2
single
17
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
10
Italian
3
Latin
20
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (italic)
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display script
11
hybrida
2
roman
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textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
poor
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very high
11
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
12
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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