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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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
parchment
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Format
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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normally
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often
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
12
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3
3-part opening
24
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
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2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
4
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
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31
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
6
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
12
poor
1
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
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Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
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15
Italian
2
Latin
28
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
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cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
27
display script
19
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
14
poor
1
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
3
brown
5
light brown
2
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
23
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
18
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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London, Great Britain, Royal College of Music, MS 1070, 1505-13, All folios
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