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
13
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
10
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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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
10
3-part single page
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4-part opening
12
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
9
5-part single page
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6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
2
quadruple
3
single
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triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
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staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
2
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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often
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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