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 (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
3
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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occasionally
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often
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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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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
4
single
13
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
poor
1
very high
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
hybrida
1
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
poor
1
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Multiple texts: no
Colour of staves: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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