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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Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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n/a
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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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 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 opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
5
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 between voice parts as part of grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
5
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
n/a
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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English
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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
11
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
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light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 4
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
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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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