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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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9
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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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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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German
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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
1
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
4
hybrida
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textura
1
various
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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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yellow
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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
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Type of script: display script
Physical format: upright
Colour of notation: brown
Physical type: choirbook
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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