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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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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 consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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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
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staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
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poor
3
very high
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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English
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
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varies
1
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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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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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Number of staves: 9
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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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