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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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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quadruple
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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
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provided, 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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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
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
high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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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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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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often
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: black
Colour of text: red
Copy language name: French
Level of calligraphy text: high
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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