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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
3
none visible
6
normally
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often
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rarely
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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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reddish brown
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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
9
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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13
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3
3
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4
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6
6
7
5
8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
3
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
10
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
12
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
7
dark brown
6
gold
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
Obrecht: Misse, Venice, Italy, 1503, , "1503 die 24 Martii", All
Motetti A, Venice, Italy, 1502, , "die 9 Madij Salutis anno 1502", All
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