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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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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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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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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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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10
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
8
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
2
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
6
quintuple
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single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
10
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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7
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2
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4
Latin
9
Spanish
3
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
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
3
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
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Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Number of staves: 6
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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