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
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
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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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freehand
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Number of staves
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17
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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 single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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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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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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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
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double
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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
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
3
dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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strene notation
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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
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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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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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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n/a
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
7
brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
vignette
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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