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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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
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never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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printed staves
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single rastrum
5
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Number of staves
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13
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14
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15
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
4
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
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brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
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French
3
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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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
10
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
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red
6
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
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occasionally
2
often
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rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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