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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
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
never
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none visible
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normally
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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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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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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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
4
gold
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
5
Latin
6
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
1
hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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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
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Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
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flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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Penned initials type: flourished
Copy language name: French
Material: paper
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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