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
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
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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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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6
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7
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
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6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
10
Italian
9
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
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roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
8
very high
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Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
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dark brown
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gold
1
grey
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red
3
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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historiated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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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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