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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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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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occasionally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
double 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 consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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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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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
2
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
English
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French
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (italic)
3
hybrida
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
5
brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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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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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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historiated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: rarely
Pricking frequency: often
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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