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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Physical type
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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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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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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3-part opening
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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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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
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none
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quadruple
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triple
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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
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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custodes
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end symbol
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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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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with one or two texts
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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
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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 (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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humanistic
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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
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blue
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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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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
3
rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
21
occasionally
8
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
14
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Monophonic notation: present
Multiple texts: yes
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Physical type: choirbook
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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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