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
12
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
5
Format
upright
12
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
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
6
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
12
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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13
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14
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
quintuple
1
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
11
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
8
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Latin
9
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
12
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Colour of text: brown
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Number of staves: 8
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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