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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chansonnier
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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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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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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 single page
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3-part opening
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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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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled
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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
11
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
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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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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
3
French
7
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
12
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
12
display script
12
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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red
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Multiple Texts
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated 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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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Type of script: display script
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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