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
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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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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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on 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
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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void mensural
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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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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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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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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Planned Initials Frequency
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Colour of text: red
Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Multiple texts: no
Painted initials type: decorated
Physical format: upright
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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