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
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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none visible
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normally
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Colour of Staves
black
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double 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 consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
4
other
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partial additional staves
8
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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grey
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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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
always
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often
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
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sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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littera notabilior
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Presence absence of text: untexted
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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