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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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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
never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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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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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
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3-part single page
2
4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
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single
5
triple
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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
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
4
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
diagrams
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end-symbol
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 21, c. 1525, All folios
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