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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Belgium
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Production method
Manuscript
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Printed work
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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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partbooks (complete set)
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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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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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never
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none visible
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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
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
4
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 opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
3
single
7
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
3
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
1
grey
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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Colour of notation: black
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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