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
choirbook
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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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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Indentation for Initials
none
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empty ruled staves 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
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
4
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Painted initials frequency: normally
Physical format: upright
Number of staves: 5
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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