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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
6
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
2
none
1
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
poor
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
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signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
occasionally
1
often
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
diagrams
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part consecutive
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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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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