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 (fragment(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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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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dark brown
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single rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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 consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
10
4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
5
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
10
single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
other
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partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
8
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
2
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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varies
1
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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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
always
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never
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Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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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
always
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never
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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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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: none
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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