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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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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none visible
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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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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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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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12-part opening
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
15
3-part score
2
3-part single page
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4-part opening
17
4-part score
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4-part single page
3
5-part opening
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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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quintuple
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
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
13
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
8
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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strene notation
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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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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fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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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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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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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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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
always
2
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
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normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
9
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
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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historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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ornament
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signes-de-renvoi
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
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