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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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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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dark brown
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gold
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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quadruple rastrum
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Number of staves
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4
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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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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
9
4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
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light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
9
German
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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 and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
4
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
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gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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often
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rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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