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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choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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single leaf
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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reddish brown
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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13
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14
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4
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6
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
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2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
10
3-part score
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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 score
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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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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
none
10
single
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varies
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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
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
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very high
1
very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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pointers
3
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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humanistic
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
2
often
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rarely
2
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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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
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end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
Production method: Manuscript
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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