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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chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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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
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4-part opening
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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
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quadruple
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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
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
5
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Copy language name: Dutch
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
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