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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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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13
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5
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6
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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
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
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varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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English
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French
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German
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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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partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
9
blue
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brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Physical format: upright
Extra space: left between voice parts as part of grid
Colour of notation: black
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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