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
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
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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normally
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occasionally
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often
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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with single incipit
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
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textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
2
dark red
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green
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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flourished
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: high
Physical format: upright
Production method: Manuscript
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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