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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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
7
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
always
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never
1
none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
11
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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13
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4
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5
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6
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
6
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
5
varies
1
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
1
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
9
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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8
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6
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9
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
6
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
10
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
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Amiens, France, Bibliothèque d'Amiens Métropole, MS 162, c. 1502-1520, 1-45, 113-124
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