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
10
Physical type
chansonnier
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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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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
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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
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
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6-part opening
1
7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
3
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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left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
9
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
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French
5
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Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
5
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
10
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
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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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 10
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Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
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