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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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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single leaf
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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freehand
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
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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
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
5
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
3
dark brown
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light brown
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red
2
Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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rarely
1
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
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Ruling medium: straightedge
Physical format: oblong
Multiple texts: no
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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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