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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
3
parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
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normally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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2
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6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
6
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
single
8
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
French
3
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1
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2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
6
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
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plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Colour of text: black
Colour of text: red
Number of staves: 7
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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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