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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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paper
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n/a
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none visible
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occasionally
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Colour of Staves
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Number of staves
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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 consecutive
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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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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
2
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3
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
3
other
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partial additional staves
6
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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n/a
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coronae
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none
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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
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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varies
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Physical type: composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
Type of notation: void mensural
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
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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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