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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Printed work
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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9
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8
7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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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
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
3
single
11
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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n/a
3
poor
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
10
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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fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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roman
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
12
brown
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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 15075, c. 1525, All folios
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