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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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Pricking
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n/a
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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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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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
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7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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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
12
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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n/a
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very high
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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
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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 two or more texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
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brown
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dark brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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never
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normally
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
9
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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banner
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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diagrams
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end-symbol
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signa congruentiae
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vignette
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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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