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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Material
parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
5
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
double
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quadruple
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
humanistic
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
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Colour of Text
black
1
brown
3
red
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Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
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2
rarely
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sometimes
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calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
signes-de-renvoi
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Penned initials type: plain initials
Material: parchment
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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