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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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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12
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14
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16
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17
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
5
6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
5
7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
4
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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staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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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
1
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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Colour of Text
black
6
brown
4
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
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rarely
4
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
2
occasionally
2
often
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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