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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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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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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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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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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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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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
20
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
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
6
5-part opening
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6-part opening
2
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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quadruple
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single
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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
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
7
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Indentation for initials filled in
1
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9
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
13
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partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
2
rotonda
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textura
3
various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
very high
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Colour of Text
black
14
blue
3
brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
10
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
often
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
4
historiated
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plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
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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