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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choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
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Colour of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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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 single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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triple
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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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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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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
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Language
Dutch
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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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fully texted with two or more texts
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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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
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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never
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normally
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never
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normally
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Number of staves: 6
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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