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
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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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 opening
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3-part score
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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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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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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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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
3
Italian
2
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Multiple Texts
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
2
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part consecutive
Material: paper
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 7
Physical format: upright
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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