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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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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Number of staves
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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
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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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
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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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
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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Flemish
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French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more 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 multiple incipits
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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 (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very high
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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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 and partial borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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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
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Number of staves: 8
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Number of staves: 6
Colour of staves: black
Locations part of: Switzerland
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 65 (olim H.C. 48; = MaiM 5), c. 1515-20, All folios
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