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
7
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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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
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normally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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quadruple 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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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
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5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
3
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
4
German
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Italian
5
Latin
5
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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rotonda
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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