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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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 (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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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
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triple
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varies
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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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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
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6
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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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
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Presence or Absence of Text
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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humanistic
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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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
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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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
7
occasionally
4
often
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rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 7
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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