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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
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
always
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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red
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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 consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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Other Decoration Type
diagrams
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Painted initials type: decorated
Production method: Manuscript
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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