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
31
Physical type
choirbook
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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31
Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
14
normally
1
occasionally
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often
3
rarely
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sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
1
light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
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3
10
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11
10
12
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13
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14
1
15
1
16
1
17
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5
3
3
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5
5
12
6
14
7
16
8
31
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
25
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
5
quadruple
2
single
28
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
12
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
7
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
10
poor
1
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
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18
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7
Latin
26
Spanish
3
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
21
display script
16
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
11
poor
3
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
3
brown
5
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
17
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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