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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Brussels
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Mechelen
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Manuscript
13
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
11
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
parchment
13
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
6
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
1
quadruple
3
single
11
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
2
French
5
Latin
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
8
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
12
light brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 5
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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