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
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
always
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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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7-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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none
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staves not ruled
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Other decoration type: littera notabilior
Physical type: choirbook
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Separate text: no separate text
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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