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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
6
light brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
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Flemish
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French
8
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Latin
5
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: absent
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Separate text: not in dedicated space
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
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