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
14
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
12
parchment
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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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n/a
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never
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none visible
8
normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
10
dark brown
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light brown
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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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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
6
11
2
2
2
3
1
4
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5
2
6
10
7
3
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
11
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
5
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
11
Italian
7
Latin
14
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
n/a
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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