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
parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
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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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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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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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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
3
light brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
poor
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very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Latin
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Spanish
1
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
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brown
2
light brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Disposition of voice part: 3-part score
Colour of notation: dark brown
Locations part of: Great Britain
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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