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
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
5
parchment
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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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12
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14
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15
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17
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4
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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
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2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
6
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
9
Spanish
2
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
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
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display script
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roman
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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
7
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
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red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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