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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none visible
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normally
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
9
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
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3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
quintuple
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single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
pointers
4
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
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Language
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English
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Flemish
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French
10
Italian
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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
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
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
6
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
4
roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
6
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
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brown
8
dark brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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