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
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Physical type
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
9
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
10
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14
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15
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16
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17
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7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
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6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
4
none
5
single
13
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
4
hybrida
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textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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