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
choirbook
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Material
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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Ruling Medium
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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6
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7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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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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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
3
dark brown
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gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
hybrida
2
roman
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Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
often
1
Penned Initials Type
decorated
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Planned Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds latin MS 16664 (olim Sorbonne 1479), Late 15th century, All folios
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