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
choirbook
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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single leaf
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paper
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paper (with parchment)
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bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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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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dark brown
2
gold
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
7
11
3
12
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13
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14
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2
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3
3
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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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
14
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
7
5-part single page
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6-part opening
3
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
15
single
12
varies
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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
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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6
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
8
poor
1
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
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pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Spanish
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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
7
fully texted with one text
17
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
10
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
varies
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cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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4
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
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brown
15
dark brown
3
grey
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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ornament
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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