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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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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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
12
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
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4-part single page
8
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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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
5
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
other
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partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
12
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
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French
10
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7
Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
4
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
4
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
3
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: brown
Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Multiple texts: yes
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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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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