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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with 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
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
11
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4
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
7
display script
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textura
1
various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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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
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
6
occasionally
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Pricking frequency: none visible
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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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