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) containing polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
4
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
display script
6
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
1
dark red
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green
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red
6
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
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1
occasionally
2
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
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diagrams
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Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 4
Number of staves: 5
Type of notation: void mensural
Type of script: textura
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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