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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Printed work
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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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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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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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rarely
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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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gold
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
19
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
5
12
2
13
2
14
1
2
4
3
4
4
10
5
10
6
17
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11
8
13
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
20
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
11
quintuple
1
single
22
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
28
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
4
poor
3
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
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Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
17
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
4
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
10
n/a
4
poor
4
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
3
grey
1
light brown
2
red
10
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Physical type: choirbook
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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