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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Great Britain
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Arundel
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Brussels
8
Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
parchment
10
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
2
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
10
11
5
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
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2
3
1
4
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5
6
6
10
7
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9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
5
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
7
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
10
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Material: parchment
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 9
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: display script
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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