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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choirbook (fragment(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
3
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7-part opening
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
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none
5
single
3
triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
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1
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Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
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2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
1
hybrida
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textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
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poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
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rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
normally
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occasionally
3
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1596, c. 1495, All folios
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