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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Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
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parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
2
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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13
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
2
3-part single page
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4-part opening
3
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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Indentation for initials: single
Separate text: no separate text
Painted initials type: flourished
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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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