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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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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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
3
never
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none visible
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normally
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often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
5
dark brown
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gold
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
10
straightedge
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triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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7
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7
4
9
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19
6
14
7
10
8
10
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
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2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
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6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
4
quadruple
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single
17
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
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gold
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
n/a
3
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
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Flemish
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French
5
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Latin
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Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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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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rotonda
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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