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
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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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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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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single rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part opening
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3-part score
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
3
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
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6-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
2
staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
10
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
5
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Italianate)
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cursive (bastarda)
22
display script
17
humanistic
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
3
dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
14
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
18
occasionally
8
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Locations name: Florence
Presence absence of text: provided with multiple incipits
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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