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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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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none visible
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normally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
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freehand
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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7
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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 score
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2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
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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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left below voice parts as part of grid
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none
2
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
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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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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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
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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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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially 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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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)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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reddish brown
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
3
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
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rarely
3
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: dark brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Extra space: none
Level of calligraphy text: high
Production method: Manuscript
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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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