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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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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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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
3
rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
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reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
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triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
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11
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12
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13
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3
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4
4
5
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6
8
7
5
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7
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
19
single
9
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
gold
2
light brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
6
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
16
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
19
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
2
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
12
dark brown
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gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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