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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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none visible
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normally
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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 single page
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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 consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
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dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (italic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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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
7
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Type of script: textura
Colour of text: red
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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