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
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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
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never
6
none visible
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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
6
gold
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red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
5
11
3
12
3
13
1
14
2
2
2
3
2
4
5
5
3
6
2
7
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8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
10
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
15
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
n/a
2
poor
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
2
none
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
Italic
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
3
roman
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rotonda
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textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
2
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
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Type of notation: chant (square)
Production method: Manuscript
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Borders frequency: never
Number of staves: 6
Ruling medium: freehand
Colour of notation: dark brown
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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