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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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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
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
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normally
4
occasionally
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often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
12
light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
24
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
11
11
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12
3
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5
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7
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8
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12
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8
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9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
9
quadruple
2
quintuple
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single
23
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
10
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
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French
15
Italian
4
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
9
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
11
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
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poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
brown
10
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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