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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Switzerland
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Basel
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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3
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4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
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Level of Calligraphy
poor
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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none
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
German
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
5
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
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Level of Calligraphy
poor
5
very poor
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Colour of Text
black
3
brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Level of calligraphy text: poor
Material: paper
Monophonic notation: absent
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Ruling medium: freehand
Type of notation: void mensural
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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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