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
choirbook
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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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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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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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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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6
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9
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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
10
3-part score
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3-part single page
2
4-part opening
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4-part score
1
4-part single page
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5-part opening
4
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
10
quintuple
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
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
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
13
red
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Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
6
German
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Italian
2
Latin
13
Spanish
1
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
13
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
12
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
13
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
5
occasionally
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often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
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littera notabilior
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Level of calligraphy music: high
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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