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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Material
paper
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parchment
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Colour of Staves
black
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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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
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notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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brown
3
dark brown
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gold
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
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very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
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fully texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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cursive
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hybrida
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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