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
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbooks (complete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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
3
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
5
dark brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
7
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
4
11
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12
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
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19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
quintuple
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single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
11
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
5
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
6
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
9
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
hybrida
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
4
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Pricking frequency: never
Planned initials frequency: occasionally
Number of staves: 7
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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