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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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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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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2-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
4
single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
2
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
5
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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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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often
3
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
diagrams
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embellished final barline
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littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: often
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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