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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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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
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normally
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often
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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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gold
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
29
straightedge
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triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
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5
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5
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6
11
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9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
31
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
14
quadruple
3
quintuple
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single
25
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
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light brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
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end symbol
6
pointers
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repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
34
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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Flemish
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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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
11
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
15
Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
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display script
13
hybrida
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roman
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textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
16
poor
2
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
18
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
4
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
ornament
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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