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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Physical type
choirbook
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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often
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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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red
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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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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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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7-part opening
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
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none
12
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
6
dark brown
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red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
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void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
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very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
French
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Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
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textura
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
15
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
2
brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
none visible
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
18
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
littera notabilior
3
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Borders size: full borders
Indentation for initials: none
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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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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