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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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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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
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n/a
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none visible
8
normally
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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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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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17
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9
8
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9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
11
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
14
none
6
quadruple
2
single
18
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
11
n/a
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
20
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
vignette
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 7, c. 1515, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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