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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
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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
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
6
normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
7
gold
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
2
10
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2
3
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5
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6
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7
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
5
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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quintuple
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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
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
11
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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French
11
Italian
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Latin
12
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
7
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
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textura
2
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
8
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
14
flourished
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historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Multiple texts: yes
Painted initials type: decorated
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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