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
5
parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
2
normally
6
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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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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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
2
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
none
6
quintuple
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single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
4
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Penned initials type: plain initials
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
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