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(s))
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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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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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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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rarely
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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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gold
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
18
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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15
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17
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6
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11
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
8
quadruple
2
single
14
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
13
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
11
humanistic
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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
19
blue
3
brown
3
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
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green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
flourished
2
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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