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 (fragment)
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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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
3
none visible
10
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
7
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
5
11
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13
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4
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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
single
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
5
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
11
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
5
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
6
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Number of staves: 4
Number of staves: 5
Penned initials frequency: normally
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
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