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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Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbooks (complete set)
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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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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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occasionally
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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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light brown
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red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
16
straightedge
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triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
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2
2
3
4
4
1
5
5
6
15
7
7
8
8
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
19
quintuple
1
single
15
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
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Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
1
light brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
5
pointers
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repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
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Language
Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Latin
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Spanish
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fully texted and provided with incipit
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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
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
15
n/a
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
3
brown
18
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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