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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Locations of Origin
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Great Britain
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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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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
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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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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11
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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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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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
3
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part consecutive
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 16
Painted initials type: historiated
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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