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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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
16
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
13
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part score
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3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
20
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
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6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
5
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
9
none
9
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
14
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
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dark brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
6
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
14
brown
6
dark brown
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red
13
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Level of calligraphy music: high
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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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