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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paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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double and single rastra
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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 consecutive
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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variable space, not on grid
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no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
8
none
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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
6
staveline added
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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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dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
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chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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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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fully 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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untexted
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hybrida
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textura
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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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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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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
littera notabilior
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Material: paper
Monophonic notation: present
Pricking frequency: none visible
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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