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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Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
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never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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rarely
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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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gold
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red
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red-brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
17
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
22
single
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
12
other
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
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brown
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dark brown
2
gold
2
red-brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
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void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
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n/a
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poor
7
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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varies
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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roman
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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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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Ruling medium: freehand
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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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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