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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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Pricking
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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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
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light brown
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reddish brown
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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6
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5
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11
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8
12
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8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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12-part opening
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
4
3-part opening
20
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
23
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
15
quadruple
1
quintuple
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single
23
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
9
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
18
other
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partial additional staves
7
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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Spanish
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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
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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grey
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light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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none visible
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rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
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decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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