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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Cities
Brussels
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England
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
parchment
3
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
2
often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
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13
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14
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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
1-part single page
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2-part opening
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
2
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
quadruple
1
single
3
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
1
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Material: parchment
Monophonic notation: present
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 8
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Production method: Manuscript
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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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