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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partbook (single)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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Size (height in mm)
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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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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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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
7
2-part score
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2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
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6-part opening
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
12
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
22
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
13
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
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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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
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poor
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
3
red
6
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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