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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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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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
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gold
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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16
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
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3-part opening
8
3-part single page
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4-part opening
13
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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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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none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
11
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
9
hybrida
1
roman
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textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
2
dark brown
1
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of notation: red
Disposition of voice part: 4-part consecutive
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Number of staves: 11
Penned initials type: flourished
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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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