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
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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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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
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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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14
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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
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
2
2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
3
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
3
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
2
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
1
gold
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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diagrams
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Number of staves: 10
Physical type: choirbook
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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