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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tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Preparation
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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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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quadruple rastrum
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Number of staves
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12
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6
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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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 score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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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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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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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
15
other
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partial additional staves
10
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
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dark brown
3
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
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strene notation
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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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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
15
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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gold
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red
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reddish brown
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yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Colour of staves: red
Locations name: France
Borders size: partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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