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
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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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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dark brown
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gold
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
3
freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
18
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
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11
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13
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2
2
4
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5
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10
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
11
single
16
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
24
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
13
dark brown
5
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
10
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
8
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
1
Italian
9
Latin
20
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
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display script
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humanistic
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hybrida
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roman
2
rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
11
blue
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brown
14
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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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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