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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chansonnier
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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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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oblong
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upright
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Pricking
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n/a
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never
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none visible
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normally
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25
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14
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20
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27
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5
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56
7
43
8
58
9
55
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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varies
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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
17
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3
staves not ruled on grid
35
variable space, not on grid
26
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no separate text
110
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
18
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Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
36
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
74
notation extended into margin
33
other
4
partial additional staves
42
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
138
blue
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brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
2
red
7
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
138
Monophonic Notation
absent
113
present
33
Level of Calligraphy
fair
49
high
47
n/a
12
poor
12
very high
24
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
20
custodes
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end symbol
14
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
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pointers
3
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
51
signes-de-renvoi
62
space-filler
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Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
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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
8
fully texted with one text
138
fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two or more texts
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provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
35
provided with two incipits
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untexted
37
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
13
cursive (Italianate)
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cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
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display script
39
humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
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rotonda
11
textura
37
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
44
n/a
12
poor
10
very high
27
very poor
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Colour of Text
black
125
blue
4
brown
20
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
55
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
87
yes
57
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
14
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
35
Borders Frequency
never
15
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
28
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
28
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
8
historiated
5
plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
2
normally
47
occasionally
16
often
12
rarely
21
sometimes
18
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
60
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
22
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
23
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
6
occasionally
9
often
13
rarely
20
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
19
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
13
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
9
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS II.270, c. 1500, 121-144
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