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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choirbook
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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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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left between voice parts as part of grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
5
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
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Latin
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Spanish
2
n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
4
light brown
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red
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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