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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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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)
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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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occasionally
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often
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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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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
4
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
2
4-part opening
14
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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n/a
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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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varies
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between 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
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
1
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
5
poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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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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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
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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
1
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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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
11
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
14
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Colour of text: black
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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