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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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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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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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light brown
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reddish 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
10
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11
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12
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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 opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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quintuple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
10
other
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partial additional staves
8
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
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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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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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
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-34 (II A 27) (olim 8712), 16th century, All folios
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