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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Manuscript
12
Physical type
chansonnier
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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quadruple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
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French
8
Italian
3
Latin
6
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark 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
always
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
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
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Monophonic notation: absent
Physical format: oblong
Separate text: no separate text
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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