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
22
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
15
Format
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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occasionally
1
often
3
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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dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
4
quadruple
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single
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triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
7
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (italic)
1
display script
15
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
18
brown
4
red
18
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
22
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
often
4
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part: 5-part consecutive
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.2 (Lat. 457; olim VI.H.I), c. 1505, All folios
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