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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chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
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quadruple
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triple
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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
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
3
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
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occasionally
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Pricking frequency: always
Colour of text: red
Painted initials type: decorated
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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