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 (single quire(s))
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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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
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occasionally
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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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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
10
straightedge
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triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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12
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2
2
3
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4
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5
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6
6
7
6
8
7
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
3
poor
2
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
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pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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5
Flemish
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French
8
German
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Italian
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Latin
12
Spanish
5
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
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display script
2
hybrida
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roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
5
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.13 (Lat 456; olim V.H.10), 1481, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.2 (Lat. 457; olim VI.H.I), c. 1505, All folios
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