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
21
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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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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often
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
15
straightedge
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triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
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11
3
12
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3
3
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6
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7
8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
13
quadruple
1
single
11
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
13
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
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display script
4
humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
2
rotonda
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textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
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Extra space: left between voice parts as part of grid
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Number of staves: 13
Number of staves: 12
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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