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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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
13
normally
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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5
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
12
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
9
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
14
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
12
Italian
16
Latin
12
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
5
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Number of staves: 2
Type of script: hybrida
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
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