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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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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normally
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Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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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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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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red
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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
high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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French
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Latin
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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
5
partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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red
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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
never
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occasionally
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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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
always
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Penned Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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sometimes
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Colour of text: black
Copy language name: Latin
Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 9
Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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