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)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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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
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
5
none visible
11
normally
3
often
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rarely
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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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gold
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red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
15
straightedge
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triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
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10
13
11
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12
4
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6
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6
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7
13
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9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
8
single
18
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
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void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
poor
4
very high
7
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
13
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
10
German
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Italian
4
Latin
19
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
7
hybrida
1
roman
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textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
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poor
5
very high
7
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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