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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Manuscript
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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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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sometimes
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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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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
20
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
10
11
4
12
2
13
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2
3
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5
5
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11
7
12
8
11
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
12
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10
quadruple
3
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triple
8
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
1
none
1
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1
staves not ruled on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
blue
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brown
5
gold
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red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
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void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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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
13
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
11
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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very high
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Colour of Text
black
20
blue
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brown
8
dark brown
2
red
12
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Copy language name: French
Colour of notation: black
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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