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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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
9
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
16
straightedge
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triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
12
11
8
12
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2
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4
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7
10
8
13
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
6
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
15
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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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
8
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
11
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Type of notation: void mensural
Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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