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) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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
none visible
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normally
3
rarely
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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4
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5
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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
2
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
5
5-part single page
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6-part opening
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
8
quintuple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
10
other
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partial additional staves
7
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
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dark brown
2
light brown
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red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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void mensural
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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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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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Language
Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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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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blue
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brown
10
dark brown
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light brown
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red
5
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Colour of staves: brown
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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