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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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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16
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8
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12
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23
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1-part single page
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12-part opening
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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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3-part score
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3-part single page
3
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
2
5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
11
7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
3
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
19
none
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quadruple
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
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staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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13
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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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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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
10
Level of Calligraphy
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Latin
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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 text
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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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untexted
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cursive (Anglicana)
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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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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
27
blue
4
brown
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dark brown
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dark red
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green
1
grey
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red
31
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
8
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
9
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
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occasionally
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often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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