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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
1
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
1
never
4
none visible
8
normally
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
3
single rastrum
14
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
2
4
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5
2
6
7
7
5
8
8
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
12
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
other
3
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
3
poor
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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English
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Flemish
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French
10
German
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Italian
4
Latin
15
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
1
poor
6
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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