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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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
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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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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4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
4
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
11
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
2
Latin
11
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
10
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
5
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
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occasionally
3
often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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Type of notation: void mensural
Adhoc adaptation: Indentation for initials filled in
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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