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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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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14
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
10
3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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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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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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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
2
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
12
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
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poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
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repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
varies
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Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
1
hybrida
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
10
dark brown
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light brown
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red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: brown
Physical type: choirbook
Number of staves: 7
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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