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) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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tablebook
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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
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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Size (height in mm)
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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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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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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
1
2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
3
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part score
1
4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
3
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
8
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
16
other
2
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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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
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Spanish
5
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
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
3
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
4
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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