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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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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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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5
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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
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
5
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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2
Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
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
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: pointers
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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