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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chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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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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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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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
4
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
dark brown
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
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
never
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 8
Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Penned initials type: decorated
Pricking frequency: none visible
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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