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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London
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Stirling
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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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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Number of staves
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10
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17
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
4
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
poor
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Penned initials frequency: normally
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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