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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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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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Ruling Medium
freehand
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printed staves
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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3
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5
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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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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
3
3-part single page
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4-part opening
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
quadruple
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single
3
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
3
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very poor
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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
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Extra space: left below voice parts as part of grid
Extra space: none
Number of staves: 6
Other decoration frequency: rarely
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Type of notation: full mensural
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-7 (II A 7), late 15th - early 16th century, All folios
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