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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Material
paper
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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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rarely
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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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dark brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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2
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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 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
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
1
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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hybrida
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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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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 6
Other decoration type: decorated letters
Ruling medium: straightedge
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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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