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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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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none visible
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occasionally
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rarely
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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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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
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2-part single page
4
3-part opening
30
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
5
reddish brown
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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
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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pointers
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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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Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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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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roman
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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reddish brown
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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
15
Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
19
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Separate text: no separate text
Type of notation: void mensural
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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