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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
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
7
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
3
10
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11
4
12
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4
4
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8
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9
7
9
8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
6
quadruple
1
single
12
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
3
Flemish
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French
9
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
14
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
4
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
5
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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Type of notation: void mensural
Presence absence of text: untexted
Planned initials frequency: rarely
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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