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
18
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
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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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never
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none visible
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normally
5
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
7
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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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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15
3
16
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22
5
29
6
37
7
37
8
37
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
30
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
33
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
8
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
36
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
20
poor
2
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
3
French
10
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
34
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (bastarda)
17
display script
23
hybrida
1
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
21
poor
1
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
3
brown
3
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
28
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Number of staves: 7
Number of staves: 8
Physical type: choirbook
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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