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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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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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
always
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never
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none visible
8
normally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
9
dark brown
4
light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
13
straightedge
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triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
2
4
3
2
4
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5
3
6
5
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10
8
9
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
4
single
16
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
12
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
13
German
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Italian
9
Latin
13
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
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display script
2
hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
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poor
3
very high
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Colour of Text
black
7
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Indentation for initials: single
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or 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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