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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chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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partbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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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
never
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none visible
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normally
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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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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
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4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
8
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 between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
2
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
1
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
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Latin
10
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
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dark brown
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red
6
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Physical format: upright
Number of staves: 5
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-34 (II A 27) (olim 8712), 16th century, All folios
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