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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Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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monophonic 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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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
12
never
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none visible
5
normally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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n/a
1
reddish brown
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double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
10
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
4
12
4
13
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14
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15
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2
1
3
2
4
9
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12
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17
7
5
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
11
single
20
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
5
n/a
12
poor
1
very high
4
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
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end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
English
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Flemish
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French
6
German
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Italian
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Latin
21
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
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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)
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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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roman
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rotonda
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textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
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n/a
12
poor
1
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
1
brown
3
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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