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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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
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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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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
9
never
5
none visible
8
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
13
dark brown
3
light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
14
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
6
11
2
12
5
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
7
5
6
6
14
7
7
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
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3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
9
single
20
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
9
other
3
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
4
n/a
9
poor
4
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
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end symbol
2
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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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
10
fully texted with one text
20
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
27
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
16
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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poor
6
very high
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Colour of Text
black
16
blue
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brown
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dark brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: absent
Type of notation: void mensural
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
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