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
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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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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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
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dark brown
2
gold
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n/a
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
2
17
2
2
1
3
2
4
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5
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9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
none
4
single
13
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
1
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
16
strene notation
1
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
1
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
4
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
roman
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
3
gold
2
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
9
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
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Physical format: upright
Type of notation: full mensural
Production method: Manuscript
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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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