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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Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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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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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
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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
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3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
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3-part score
2
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
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4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
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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left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
variable space, not on grid
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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
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
10
other
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partial additional staves
13
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
1
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
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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poor
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very high
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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
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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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Italian
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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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fully texted with two 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 multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
6
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 (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
3
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
1
very poor
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Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
2
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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diagrams
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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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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