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
chansonnier
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Pricking
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normally
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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 score
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
10
other
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partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
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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red
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chant (square)
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strene notation
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absent
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coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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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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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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rarely
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sometimes
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decorated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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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
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Number of staves: 14
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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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