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
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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occasionally
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often
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
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3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
2
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
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Flemish
2
French
8
German
1
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
7
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
display script
10
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
15
blue
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brown
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red
10
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Locations name: Maastricht
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Colour of text: brown
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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