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
8
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
quintuple
1
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
5
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Latin
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Other decoration type: decorated letters
Level of calligraphy music: high
Other decoration type: embellished final barline
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
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