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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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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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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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
16
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
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red
2
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
4
2
1
3
4
4
2
5
3
6
10
7
9
8
11
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part opening
23
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
16
single
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
28
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
16
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
3
red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
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poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
9
pointers
6
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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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
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Spanish
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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
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
display script
3
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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