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
20
Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
13
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
always
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n/a
1
never
2
none visible
10
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
16
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
3
2
7
3
3
4
9
5
6
6
9
7
9
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
7
single
13
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
6
n/a
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
5
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
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Language
Czech
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English
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Flemish
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French
10
German
3
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Latin
21
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
9
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
12
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
5
brown
7
dark brown
4
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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