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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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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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
always
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never
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none visible
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
25
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18
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13
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14
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15
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12
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15
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24
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
24
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
11
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
24
none
3
quadruple
5
single
27
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
3
French
8
Italian
1
Latin
28
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
20
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
11
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
30
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
18
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
22
occasionally
10
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.2 (Lat. 457; olim VI.H.I), c. 1505, All folios
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