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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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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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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often
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black
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brown
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dark brown
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double rastrum
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printed staves
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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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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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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4
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Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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staveline added
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gold
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red-brown
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chant (square)
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not specified
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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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poor
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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
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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fully texted with one or two texts
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varies
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
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brown
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dark brown
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red-brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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often
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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-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
1
occasionally
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rarely
1
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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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
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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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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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ornament
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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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