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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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single leaf
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Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
8
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
13
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
11
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
4
10
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11
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12
3
13
2
14
2
2
5
3
8
4
7
5
5
6
7
7
5
8
7
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
16
single
11
triple
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varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
24
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
12
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
not specified
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strene notation
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
3
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
2
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
8
German
6
Italian
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Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
10
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
6
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 120 (olim D XII), Early 1520s, All folios
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