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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chansonnier
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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occasionally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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1-part single page
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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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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-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
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
1
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
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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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 (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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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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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
2
often
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rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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calligraphic
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Frequency
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normally
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often
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Level of calligraphy music: high
Number of staves: 5
Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 9
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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