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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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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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
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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never
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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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straightedge
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Number of staves
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9
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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 opening
4
4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
red
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Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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full mensural
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
2
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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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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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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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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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Locations name: London
Number of staves: 5
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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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