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
choirbook
13
choirbook (fragment)
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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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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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
4
never
4
none visible
11
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
14
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
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triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
5
12
3
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
10
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
10
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
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end symbol
2
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
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Language
English
1
Flemish
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French
6
Italian
2
Latin
17
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
6
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
13
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
21
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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