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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Material
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
none visible
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normally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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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
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
6
Italian
2
Latin
4
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
1
hybrida
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roman
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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
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blue
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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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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
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often
1
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Painted initials type: decorated
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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