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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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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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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dark brown
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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5
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 single page
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3-part consecutive
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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 consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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varies
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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
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
7
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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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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partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
6
blue
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brown
6
dark brown
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red
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yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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often
2
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
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often
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Colour of text: red
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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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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