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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Austria
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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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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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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 consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
2
4-part opening
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4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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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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none
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staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
16
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
6
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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