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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
single 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 opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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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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quadruple
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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red
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Type of Notation
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
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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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
4
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Physical format: upright
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Pricking frequency: always
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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