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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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
7
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
2
quadruple
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single
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triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
6
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
9
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
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often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
12
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Colour of text: red
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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