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) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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occasionally
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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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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
3
freehand
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single rastrum
22
straightedge
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triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
6
11
7
12
3
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
8
7
7
8
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9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
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2-part opening
11
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
15
single
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
2
full mensural
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void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
6
poor
4
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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cue notes
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end symbol
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
3
hybrida
5
roman
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rotonda
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textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
9
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Colour of notation: brown
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 5 (olim H.C.50; = MaiM 10), c. 1523-31, All folios
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