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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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
none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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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 opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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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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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
5
Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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light 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
2
Borders Frequency
always
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never
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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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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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Borders frequency: rarely
Borders size: full borders
Colour of notation: dark brown
Colour of text: dark brown
Copy language name: French
Production method: Manuscript
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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