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
6
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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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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17
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
2
single
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triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
11
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
10
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
12
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
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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Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 5
Number of staves: 9
Physical type: choirbook
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
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