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 (fragment)
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paper
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parchment
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bound upright but prepared oblong
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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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often
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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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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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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
7
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
15
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
15
single
15
varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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8
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
12
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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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poor
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
5
pointers
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repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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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
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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
18
provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
3
light brown
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red
1
reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
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sometimes
3
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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Level of calligraphy text: poor
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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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