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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
7
parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
7
normally
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
10
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
8
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
5
11
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12
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13
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14
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2
1
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
2
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
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Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
10
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
3
very high
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Colour of Text
black
4
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
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Colour of staves: brown
Number of staves: 8
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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