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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choirbook
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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3-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Language
Dutch
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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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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brown
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dark brown
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red
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Indentation for initials: single
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one or two texts
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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