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
choirbook
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
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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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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
6
normally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
6
dark brown
4
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
7
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
4
11
4
12
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6
8
7
4
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
12
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
12
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
8
German
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Italian
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Latin
11
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
2
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
9
dark brown
4
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Production method: Manuscript
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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