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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choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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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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never
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none visible
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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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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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13
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14
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4
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
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8-part opening
2
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
9
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
11
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
1
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
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repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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Latin
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Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
2
hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
10
light brown
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Number of staves: 8
Colour of notation: brown
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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