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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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6
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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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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
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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
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
2
poor
1
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
3
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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poor
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very high
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Borders frequency: never
Separate text: no separate text
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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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