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
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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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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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double rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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none
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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
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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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
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
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brown
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gold
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Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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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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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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Multiple Texts
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
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Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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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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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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Monophonic notation: absent
Pricking frequency: normally
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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