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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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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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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occasionally
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often
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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12-part opening
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2-part opening
10
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
11
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
11
none
11
quadruple
1
single
17
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
11
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
12
dark brown
3
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
17
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
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Language
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Flemish
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French
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German
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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
4
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
12
dark brown
3
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
often
1
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
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