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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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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 of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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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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double rastrum
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10
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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
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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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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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single
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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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Space Provided for Separate Text
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
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
dark brown
2
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
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void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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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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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with 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
2
provided with single incipit
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untexted
7
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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humanistic
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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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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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
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Multiple texts: no
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Separate text: no separate text
Type of notation: void mensural
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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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