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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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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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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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16
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
8
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
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none
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quadruple
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single
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triple
4
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
13
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Language
Dutch
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English
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French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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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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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
never
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often
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
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
always
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normally
8
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
ornament
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Colour of notation: black
Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Painted initials type: decorated
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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