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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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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
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
7
2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
7
3-part score
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3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part score
1
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
poor
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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