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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Italy
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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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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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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
always
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never
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none visible
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occasionally
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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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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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6
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
6
brown
4
red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Monophonic notation: present
Locations part of: Italy
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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