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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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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
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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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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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
9
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
11
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
3
single
10
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
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Flemish
2
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
1
rotonda
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textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Penned initials frequency: rarely
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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