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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
4
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
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3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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7-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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English
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French
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German
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Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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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
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brown
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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
2
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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rarely
3
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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