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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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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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
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
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triple
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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
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left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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none
2
pointers
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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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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varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
7
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
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normally
1
occasionally
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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normally
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often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Pricking frequency: never
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Extra space: none
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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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