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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choirbook (fragment(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number 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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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
4
4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
2
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
6
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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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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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Ruling medium: straightedge
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Physical format: upright
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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