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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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
1
choirbook (fragment(s))
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partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
4
Format
oblong
3
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
1
never
2
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
2
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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5
4
6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Number of staves: 5
Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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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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