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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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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paper
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parchment
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bound upright but prepared oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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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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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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printed staves
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single rastrum
22
straightedge
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triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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5
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7
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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 score
1
2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
23
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
8
single
29
varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
10
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
12
none
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notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
14
other
4
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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reddish brown
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chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
4
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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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
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rarely
6
sometimes
3
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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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
5
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
7
ornament
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Presence absence of text: untexted
Colour of text: brown
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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