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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with 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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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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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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6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
6
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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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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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
pointers
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
3
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more 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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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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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
2
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Colour of staves: black
Indentation for initials: none
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 9
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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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