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
10
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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Material
paper
4
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
2
normally
5
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
3
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3
3
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4
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5
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6
6
7
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8
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9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
3
Latin
10
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
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Physical format: upright
Number of staves: 10
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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