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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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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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2
5
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4
4
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5
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7
4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
7
single
12
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
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brown
5
dark brown
2
red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
strene notation
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void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
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pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
3
Flemish
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French
6
German
2
Italian
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Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
2
very high
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Colour of Text
black
7
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
2
grey
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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