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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Belgium
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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4
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
quadruple
1
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Indentation for initials: single
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 15
Other decoration frequency: occasionally
Penned initials type: flourished
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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