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) with appended monophony and polyphony
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Material
paper
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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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never
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none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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6
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
2
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
4
Italian
3
Latin
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Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
blue
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brown
5
light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
always
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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end-symbol
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Extra space: left below voice parts as part of grid
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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