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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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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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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
7
normally
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occasionally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
10
light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
3
single rastrum
8
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
3
10
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11
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12
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13
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7
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
8
single
10
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
other
3
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
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brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
2
poor
4
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
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pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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English
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
12
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
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varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
3
hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Production method: Manuscript
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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