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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Format
oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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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
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
2
dark brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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German
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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 and provided with incipit
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fully 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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antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
2
often
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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
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Indentation for initials: none
Material: paper
Multiple texts: no
Physical type: choirbook
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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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