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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbook (single)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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normally
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occasionally
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
1
2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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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
2
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staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
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brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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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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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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fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
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 (German)
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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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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark 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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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
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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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 4
Indentation for initials: single
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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