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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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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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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rarely
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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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gold
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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4
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6
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7
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9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
14
single
10
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
23
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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French
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Italianate)
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cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
2
humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
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Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: none visible
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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