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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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Format
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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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light brown
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red
1
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
17
straightedge
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triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
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7
11
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2
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8
10
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9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
13
single
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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15
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
14
other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
8
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
8
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Presence absence of text: untexted
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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