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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Austria
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Brussels
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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often
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
3
2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
single
6
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
5
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 8
Penned initials type: flourished
Physical type: choirbook
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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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