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
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
4
none visible
11
normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
17
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
12
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
3
12
2
13
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2
5
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3
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7
5
4
6
8
7
4
8
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9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part score
2
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
11
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
7
other
3
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
9
dark brown
2
red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
4
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
9
German
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Italian
4
Latin
16
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
14
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
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display script
3
hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
3
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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