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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended 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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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
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none visible
11
normally
1
often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
2
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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14
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15
1
16
1
17
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2
6
3
6
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11
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9
6
11
7
7
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
10
single
10
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
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brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
6
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
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German
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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 and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
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poor
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
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