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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Physical type
chansonnier
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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
never
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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triple
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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
1
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
red
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Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
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Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
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Colour of Text
black
2
brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
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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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Material: parchment
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Number of staves: 8
Painted initials type: decorated
Physical type: choirbook
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Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
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