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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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Pricking
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never
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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6
14
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14
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9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
31
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
28
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
15
quadruple
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quintuple
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single
21
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
9
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
21
other
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partial additional staves
15
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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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
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signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
red
9
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
7
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Monophonic notation: absent
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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