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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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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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
2
rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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6
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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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4-part single page
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5-part opening
5
5-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
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triple
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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
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
4
dark brown
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gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
poor
1
very high
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Colour of Text
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
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
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Painted initials type: decorated
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
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