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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite 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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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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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
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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5
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6
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
6
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
10
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
3
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
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pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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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
12
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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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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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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