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
27
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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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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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
21
straightedge
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triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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12
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4
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6
12
7
7
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
27
3-part score
3
3-part single page
15
4-part opening
23
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
17
quintuple
1
single
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
27
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
27
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
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brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
4
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
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Language
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English
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
23
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
5
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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Physical type: choirbook
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Separate text: not in dedicated space
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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