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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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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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normally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
10
dark brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
12
straightedge
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triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
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4
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11
7
8
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
11
quadruple
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17
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
8
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Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
10
gold
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light brown
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red
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Type of Notation
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
9
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8
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2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
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4
partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
11
blue
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brown
10
dark brown
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light brown
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red
6
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
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never
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often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
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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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