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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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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
1
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10
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11
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12
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13
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4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
11
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
3
single
10
triple
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varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
other
3
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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Flemish
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French
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German
1
Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
9
blue
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brown
2
dark brown
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red
7
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Number of staves: 9
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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