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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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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6
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7
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8
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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 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 opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quadruple
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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
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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
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
dark brown
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gold
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red
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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
high
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very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
1
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
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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fully texted with 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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roman
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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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dark brown
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gold
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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