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
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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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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often
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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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brown
10
dark brown
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gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
16
straightedge
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triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
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11
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3
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5
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6
6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
13
quintuple
1
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
11
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
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
12
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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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
10
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
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humanistic
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hybrida
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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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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
8
blue
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brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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