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
choirbook
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partbook (fragment)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
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
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normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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17
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2
3
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
10
quadruple
3
single
15
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
7
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
9
poor
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very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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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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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
1
light brown
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red
13
yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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