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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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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2-part opening
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3-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
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none
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quadruple
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empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled
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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
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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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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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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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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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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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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
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often
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
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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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of staves: black
Colour of text: black
Colour of text: red
Level of calligraphy text: high
Pricking frequency: always
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Coimbra, Portugal, Biblioteca Geral da Universidade, MS M.12, First half 16th century, All folios
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