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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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
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printed staves
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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1
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4
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5
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5
6
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
2
2-part single page
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3-part opening
4
3-part score
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3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part score
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
n/a
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
5
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
rotonda
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
n/a
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
1
occasionally
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often
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: single
Presence absence of text: untexted
Physical format: oblong
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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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