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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Belgium
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Mechelen
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Manuscript
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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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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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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none visible
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occasionally
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often
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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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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
8
4-part opening
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4-part single page
2
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
10
quadruple
1
single
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triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
8
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
9
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
10
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
dark brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
often
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: black
Colour of text: red
Indentation for initials: double
Level of calligraphy text: high
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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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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