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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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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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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
quadruple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
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staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
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
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
2
Italian
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
5
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
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zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
diagrams
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Type of notation: void mensural
Painted initials frequency: occasionally
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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