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 (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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12
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5
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8
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5
5
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6
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7
3
8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
3
German
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
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Presence absence of text: untexted
Number of staves: 3
Colour of notation: black
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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