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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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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
double 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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13
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
2
5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
10
quintuple
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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
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staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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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
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
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display script
1
hybrida
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textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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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 borders
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
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rarely
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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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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
10
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Production method: Manuscript
Indentation for initials: none
Planned initials frequency: rarely
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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