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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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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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
bound upright but prepared 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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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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Ruling Medium
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straightedge
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
9
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
10
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
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
other
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partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
8
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
1
often
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
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often
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rarely
1
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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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Colour of staves: black
Number of staves: 11
Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: sometimes
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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