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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Production method
Manuscript
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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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13
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
4
4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
5
5-part single page
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6-part opening
2
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
other
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partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
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n/a
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poor
2
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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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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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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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
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
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display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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poor
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very high
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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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reddish brown
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yellow
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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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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
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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flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: poor
Locations name: Leipzig
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Presence absence of text: varies
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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