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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
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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
never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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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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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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6
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7
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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 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 opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
5
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
6
other
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partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
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
3
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
2
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
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brown
5
dark brown
2
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
3
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
3
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Borders frequency: rarely
Penned initials type: decorated
Planned initials frequency: sometimes
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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