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
15
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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normally
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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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 opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
2
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
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6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
2
quadruple
2
single
15
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
10
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
15
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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end-symbol
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Colour of text: black
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Locations part of: Italy
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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