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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Brussels
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France
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
2
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
12
1
2
1
3
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4
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5
2
6
2
7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Penned initials frequency: normally
Other decoration type: littera notabilior
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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