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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Physical type
choirbook
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paper
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parchment
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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untexted
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cursive (bastarda)
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textura
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various
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very high
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black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of text: red
Level of calligraphy music: high
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Material: parchment and paper (mixed)
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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