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
24
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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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
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
3
occasionally
1
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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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
21
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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6
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8
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12
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18
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20
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
23
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
6
single
23
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
poor
1
very high
7
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
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Language
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
14
hybrida
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
10
poor
2
very high
8
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 9
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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