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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
8
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
9
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
5
dark brown
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red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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13
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4
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4
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5
5
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6
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7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
1
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
6
varies
1
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
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
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French
3
German
4
Italian
2
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
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varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
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textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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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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