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
15
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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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
never
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none visible
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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9
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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 score
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2-part single page
6
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
11
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
11
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
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Flemish
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15
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Latin
14
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
4
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
1
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Borders size: full borders
Colour of text: red
Material: parchment
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Pricking frequency: sometimes
Production method: Manuscript
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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