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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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
always
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none visible
7
normally
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often
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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12-part opening
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
7
6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
5
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
5
single
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triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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German
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1
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
13
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
1
brown
3
grey
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
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historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
often
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Physical format: upright
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Level of calligraphy music: high
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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