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 (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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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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brown
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gold
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red
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Ruling Medium
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freehand
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11
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12
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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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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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
2
Italian
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
6
blue
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dark brown
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gold
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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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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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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diagrams
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Extra space: none
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Other decoration type: end-symbol
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Type of notation: void mensural
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS II.270, c. 1500, 121-144
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