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
chansonnier
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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
always
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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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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light 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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17
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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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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
6
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
3
quintuple
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single
10
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Painted initials type: decorated
Number of staves: 6
Physical format: upright
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.12 (Lat. 455; olim V.H.9), 1481, All folios
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