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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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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
n/a
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never
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none visible
10
normally
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
14
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
11
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
1
12
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2
3
3
4
4
7
5
6
6
17
7
7
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
7
2-part score
2
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
10
single
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
7
n/a
6
poor
2
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
3
none
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pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
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English
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
20
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
13
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
n/a
6
poor
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
10
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
3
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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