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
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
8
parchment
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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
2
never
3
none visible
6
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
5
11
2
12
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3
2
4
2
5
3
6
6
7
5
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
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2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
11
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
2
very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
9
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
poor
3
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Indentation for initials: single
Locations part of: Switzerland
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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