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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Belgium
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Mechelen
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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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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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
2
brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
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Colour of staves: black
Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Penned initials frequency: normally
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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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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