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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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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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 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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n/a
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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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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
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
7
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
none
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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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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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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n/a
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
normally
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occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
1
occasionally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: dark brown
Copy language name: Dutch
Material: paper
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one or two texts
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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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