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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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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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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
2
6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
1
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
2
none
4
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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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
antiqua
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
3
textura
6
various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
7
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
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brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
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diagrams
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embellished final barline
1
ornament
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Colour of text: black
Painted initials type: decorated
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Florence, Italy, Opera di S Maria del Fiore. Archivio Musicale, Parte V. Ms. 21, c. 1480, All folios
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