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
4
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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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 single page
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4-part opening
2
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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full mensural
2
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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German
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Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
very high
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Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
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gold
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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sometimes
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Borders Frequency
sometimes
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
1
historiated
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plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
diagrams
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part consecutive
Material: parchment
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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