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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Format
upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-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
double
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none
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single
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triple
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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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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
1
Flemish
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French
4
Latin
3
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
3
light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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Number of staves: 5
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Production method: Manuscript
Number of staves: 8
Copy language name: French
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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