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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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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single leaf
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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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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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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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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
10
11
5
12
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14
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4
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9
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8
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6
6
14
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
28
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
32
single
17
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
21
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
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dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
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void mensural
46
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
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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cue notes
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end symbol
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none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
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Language
Czech
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Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
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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
20
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
21
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
10
display script
5
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
8
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
21
poor
7
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
3
brown
47
light brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
18
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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