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
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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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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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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rarely
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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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gold
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light brown
2
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
22
straightedge
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triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
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12
11
6
12
3
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2
3
1
4
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6
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8
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9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
24
3-part score
2
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
13
quintuple
1
single
21
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
24
other
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partial additional staves
14
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
6
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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English
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French
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German
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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
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
15
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
8
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
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Physical format: upright
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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