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
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
5
never
6
none visible
14
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
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red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
3
printed staves
2
single rastrum
14
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
10
11
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12
3
13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
12
single
18
triple
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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
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
blue
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brown
7
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
11
n/a
4
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
pointers
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repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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English
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
4
poor
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
3
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
12
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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