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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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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
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
historiated
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plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part consecutive
Colour of staves: black
Monophonic notation: absent
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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