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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France
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Coimbra
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Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Mechelen
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
3
often
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sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
2
red
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
11
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
2
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
7
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
2
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Locations part of: Belgium
Painted initials type: trompe l'oeil
Penned initials type: plain initials
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two texts
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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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