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
13
Physical type
choirbook
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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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
9
normally
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
9
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
7
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
10
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
4
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Material: paper
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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