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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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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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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
3
poor
1
very 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
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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French
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Latin
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Spanish
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
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
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
2
blue
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brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Other decoration type: decorated letters
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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