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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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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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
12
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
15
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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6
single
11
triple
1
varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
5
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
4
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
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Language
English
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Flemish
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French
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German
2
Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (Italianate)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
13
brown
7
dark brown
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red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
often
3
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of notation: black
Colour of staves: brown
Physical type: choirbook
Type of notation: void mensural
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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