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
18
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
7
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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sometimes
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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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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
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3
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4
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5
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6
9
7
5
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8
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
18
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
9
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
11
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
1
gold
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
8
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
French
18
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
18
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
hybrida
4
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
10
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of notation: black
Indentation for initials: triple
Material: parchment
Multiple texts: yes
Penned initials frequency: often
Physical format: upright
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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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