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
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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
always
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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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5
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6
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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 opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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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
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
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)
2
display script
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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rarely
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Borders frequency: never
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Physical type: choirbook
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, late 15th century, 69-92
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