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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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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normally
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occasionally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
12
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
6
single
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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
4
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
2
German
2
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
9
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
16
blue
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brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
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often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Indentation for initials: single
Number of staves: 2
Number of staves: 6
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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