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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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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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
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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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
2
4-part opening
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4-part single page
2
5-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
7
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
6
dark brown
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red
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: brown
Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Type of notation: void mensural
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 5, 16th century, All folios
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