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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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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12
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13
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14
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15
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17
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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 consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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7-part opening
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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none
3
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
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dark brown
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red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (italic)
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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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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
none visible
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Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 13
Disposition of voice part: 8-part opening
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Number of staves: 17
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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