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
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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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
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normally
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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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dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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printed staves
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
2
7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
3
varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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French
4
Italian
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Latin
10
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
7
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorated letters
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Penned initials frequency: normally
Type of script: cursive
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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