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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Material
paper (with parchment)
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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
none visible
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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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quintuple
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Latin
3
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
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hybrida
1
roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
Penned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Copy language name: French
Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two texts
Production method: Manuscript
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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