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
choirbook
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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
2
none visible
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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light brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
1
4
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6
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7
3
8
3
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
5
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
brown
5
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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Locations name: France
Copy language name: French
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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