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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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
14
dark 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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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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6
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10
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
5
2-part score
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2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
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6-part opening
2
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
11
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
18
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
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repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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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
9
fully texted with one text
13
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
5
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
1
red
3
yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Colour of notation: brown
Material: paper
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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