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
23
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbook (single)
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
23
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
10
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
3
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
20
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
5
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13
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13
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17
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19
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20
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23
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20
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11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
7
single
21
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
12
poor
4
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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French
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German
2
Italian
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Latin
23
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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hybrida
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
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poor
2
very high
1
very poor
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Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
16
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
3
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Material: paper
Number of staves: 7
Colour of text: black
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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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