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 (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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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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sometimes
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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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gold
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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
16
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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14
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
21
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
8
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
10
none
8
quadruple
1
single
15
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
10
other
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partial additional staves
11
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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cue notes
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
15
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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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
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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 one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
8
untexted
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
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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
16
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
3
ornament
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: 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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