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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Production method
Manuscript
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Printed work
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Physical type
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
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never
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
printed staves
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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 opening
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2-part single page
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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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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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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
n/a
7
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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French
4
German
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Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two or more texts
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provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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roman
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rotonda
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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n/a
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
15
brown
4
light 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
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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Material: paper
Physical type: partbooks (complete set)
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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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