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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Material
paper
10
parchment
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Format
oblong
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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
6
normally
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rarely
1
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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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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single rastrum
13
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
4
11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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4
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6
6
7
5
8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
3
5-part single page
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6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
7
quintuple
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single
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
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French
13
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
12
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
5
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
16
dark brown
2
light brown
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red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: single
Separate text: not in dedicated space
Colour of text: brown
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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