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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Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
7
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
2
never
9
none visible
16
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
16
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
6
12
8
13
1
2
1
3
3
5
7
6
11
7
4
8
9
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
18
quadruple
1
single
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triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
11
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
8
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
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n/a
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poor
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very high
2
very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
3
pointers
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repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
5
Italian
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Latin
27
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
4
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
29
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
4
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
12
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
6
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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