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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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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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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
10
dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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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 consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
4
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
3
none
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
other
4
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
14
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
4
very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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none
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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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
10
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
4
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
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red
4
yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
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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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